parts; accessories; components
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
convenient; handy; useful
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to fight with swords; to cross swords
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
small number; few; minority
just a handful; only a small number (of)
to take back; to recapture
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
certainly; surely; definitely
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
copying (by hand); transcribing
person standing watch; guard duty
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to yell; to rant; to rave
suggestion; hint; implication
needless to say; it goes without saying
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
ancient times; prehistoric times
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
to amuse oneself; to make merry
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
successively; one after another
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous