mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
caller; visitor; company; guest
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
reaching; attaining; arrival
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion