amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
plans are but plans; the schedule is not decided
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
appearance; expression; manifestation
murder; killing; murderer
bent back; hunchback; stoop
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
the whole year; all the year
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
(made of) leather; leather-bound
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
hee hee hee; hi hi hi; chuckling; snickering
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
single standard; single base; single-feature show
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to begin talking; to open up