successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
sword; blade; single stroke
arm; skill; efforts; ability
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
somehow; for some reason or other
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
to speak; to hear a voice
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
styptic; stopping of bleeding
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
does not match (one's, its) appearance
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
as before; as ever; as it was originally
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
power; authority; influence
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock