good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to claim victims; to cause casualties
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
person obsessed with thoughts of sex; being obsessed with love or lust
cold-blooded person; heartless; coldhearted person
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
edict; ordinance; proclamation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
repair workshop; garage; repairman
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do