inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
playing in the mud; playing with mud
here and there; in places
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to take back; to recapture
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
drama; play; powerful drug
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect