both (people); the two of them
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
interference; intervention; meddling
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
well known; well connected
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
bet; wager; stake; gamble
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
finding employment; getting a job
because of; owing to; due to