skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
supplementary explanation
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
possible; likely; probable
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
newcomer; initiate; rookie
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to faint; to be exhausted
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
moment; brief space of time
to examine; to check; to inspect
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
I wonder if it is not (something, a thing)
barren woman; sterile woman
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
mangy cur; low animal; beast
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
thicket; coppice; brushwood
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to catch the eye; to attract attention
this world; the present world
afterlife; realm of the dead
to walk in on; to tread upon
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil