trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
just managing; with great difficulty
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to relax; to feel at home
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to begin; to set about; to start
contract; compact; agreement
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
every person; each one; everybody
form; shape; figure; visage
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
to reason with (a person)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
from one's seat; without stirring
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest