port city; harbor city; harbour city
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to leave as is; to ignore
equality; impartiality; evenness
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
concession; conciliation; compromise
mentally strong; strong-willed
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
2nd day of the month; two days
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
genuine; authentic; true; real
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
this and that; one thing or another
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
about this time; about now
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
(political) power; authority; influence