one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
large biceps; well-developed biceps
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
with a start; with a jump
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
warmly; cordially; with tender care
unkindness; inhumanity; heartlessness
just you wait and see (as a threat)
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
ahead; before; the future
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
household; home; family; housekeeping
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
leader of a delegation (body, party)
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
diploma; licence; license
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency