defense; defence; guard; policing; security
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
height (of a person); stature
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
tall figure; high stature
guess; speculation; supposition
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
else; in addition; besides
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
there is nothing; having nothing
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
three; three years of age
many; much; plenty; hardly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person