mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to have a long life; to live a long time
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
insurance; guarantee; warranty
interruption; interference; butting in
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
cannot be helped; unavoidable
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
each (every) time; whenever
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
matter of time; question of time
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
powerful army; strengthening of the military
old soldier; veteran; old hand
to make one's own; to take possession of
role of the villain; the bad guy
Death knight (Dungeons & Dragons)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)