with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
study; library; den; home office; reading room
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
flexible (of people); open-minded
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
still better; even better
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
bare-handed fighting; fighting with one's bare hands
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
with a thud (of something heavy)
removable; detachable; demountable; dismountable
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about