scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to call a person's attention (to)
to blow off; to be blown off
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
it is I who should say so
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
production (e.g. play); direction
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
price; cost; value; worth; value
behind; in the rear; in back
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
surroundings; environs; circumference
place; situation; position; location
something like ...; something called ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
with these words; while saying
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry