financial power; financial means; wealth
cost of one's food; one's board
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
product; commodity; merchandise
shooting up one after another
next flight; next post; next mail
to get between; to be caught in
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
courting; wooing; making advances
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
also known as; also called
violent explosion; bursting
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
band of robbers; gang of thieves
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
after staying up all night
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
coaxial mounting; multiple mounting
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
with a momentary flash of light
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)