stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
less than; under; short of; insufficient; lacking
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
arrest; apprehension; capture
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
combat power; fighting strength
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
somehow; for some reason or other
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
like water; like it grows on trees
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
all kinds of spirits and goblins
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
departure; leaving; setting off
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
secular life; workaday world
joint struggle; common (united) front
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
legendary; fabled; fabulous
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
being receptive (to); being susceptible (to); responding to (a stimulus); picking up (a radio wave); receiving