purple smoke; tobacco smoke
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
long time; long interval; for quite some time
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
badness; evilness; bad; evil
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to perceive; to understand
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing