accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
armaments; military preparations
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
insertion; inlaying; immersion
absence due to illness; sick leave
person standing watch; guard duty
normal practice; proper practice
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
physiology; one's period; menstruation
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
about the same; about equal to; close match
Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
otherwise; or else; if not
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
these guys; these fellows
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
undiscovered; not yet found; unexplored
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
outside the city; suburbs
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
artificial breasts; fake breasts
fast approach; quick intimacy
degenerate; pervert; deviant
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
putting in other words; rephrasing; rewording; paraphrase
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)