on the way home from work; returning from work
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
being a good listener; good listener
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
being fully occupied (of a parking lot)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
maximum carrying capacity; maximum payload
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
to pull a muscle; to strain a muscle
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
at the time; in those days; then
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
walls have ears; (lit.) walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
great swordsman; master fencer
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
you; (arch.) your residence
king; monarch; ruler; champion