geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
it seems so; that's what it looks like
depiction; description; portrayal
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew
to become clear; to be made public
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
meaning; connotation; denotation
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
you could say that; that might be so
retry; another try; another go
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
grinder; grinding machine
power tool; electric tool
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
irrational (line of) argument
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...