(as alike as) two peas in a pod
successful bid; winning a tender
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
guard; security (officer); guardsman
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
yellowish; tinged with yellow
writing; composition; essay; sentence
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to force open; to push open
to grumble over one's wine cups