to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
rather; better; instead; if anything
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
middle of the night; dead of night
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
great wealth; enormous fortune
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
practice; practising; training; study
practical problem; practical matter
money-making; earning money
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
match; game; bout; contest
wrestler (esp. pro wrestler)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal