air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to employ; to hire; to charter
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
neighbourhood; neighborhood
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
door; gate; opening; title page
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
sorry; excuse me; thank you
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
murder; killing; murderer
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)