to shed light; to cast light
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk
old friend; familiar face
pretending to obey but secretly betraying (someone)
high-handed; strong-armed; oppressive; overbearing; coercive
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
government official; clerk
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
good citizens; law-abiding people
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to manage something successfully; to be successful
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)
hooting; jeering; heckling
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge