pair; the two; both persons; both things
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
these guys; these fellows
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to sell off; to sell completely
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
place; position; location; position; standing; status
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
to throw at; to turn; to raise
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
disorder; disturbance; unrest