crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
good policy; wise policy; best plan
without; but if; otherwise; or else
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
by myself; in person; by oneself
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast