sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to harm; to cause harm to
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to collect information; to gather knowledge
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
one by one; one each; one at a time
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
power; authority; jurisdiction
to entrust; to leave to a person
trusting too much; overestimating ability
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to be hesitant; to feel timid
modesty; humility; being humble
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
busy; having no (free) time
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol