broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to order; to command; to appoint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
how long; how far; how much
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
near; close; beside; third person
anything and everything; just about everything
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least