unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
good humour (humor); good mood
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to push aside; to brush aside
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
innumerable changes; infinite variety
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
hand used like a sword in striking
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction