way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
drop in status; reduction in status
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
taking refuge; evacuation
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
vomiting blood; hematemesis
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
one of these days; someday; one day
by sheer strength; by brute force
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
has reached its limit (with this); has reached its peak (here)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs