to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to set (sun); to become dark
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
superb view; picturesque scenery
elegance; taste; refinement
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
narrow; thin (sized); slender
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
moderate; proper; just right
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
(set of) facial features; looks
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
under the orders of; by order (command)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
second coming; second advent
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
evil design; crafty plan; plot
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk