systematic; organized; organizational
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
armed forces; military; troops
defense; defence; defensive preparations
accomplishment; execution
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
diversion; distraction; feint
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
equality; impartiality; evenness
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
program of a ceremony (programme)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
companion; partner; spouse
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to know (someone); to think; to believe