reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be silent; to say nothing
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
police officer; policeman; constable
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
offender; criminal; culprit
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to peel; to skin; to pare
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
reopening; resumption; restarting
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible