to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
in the future; another day; later
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
picking; collecting; harvesting
quarrel; dispute; argument