work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
to be profitable; to yield a profit
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
loser; defeated person; the defeated
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
one part; one portion; one section
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
distributed, decentralized arrangement
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
perceptivity; perceptual ability
distant place; faraway location; far away
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
back street; back alley; off-street
many; much; plenty; hardly
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back