to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
self-; from (a time or place)
professional killer; hit man
use; utilization; utilisation; application
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to do someone in; to bump someone off
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
very much; very many; more and more
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
in good health; alive and well; going strong
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
legend; folklore; tradition
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
fate; destiny; predestination