to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to serve; to work for; to attend
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
how many people; a number of people
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
light rain; rain falling at a time of sadness; condoling rain
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
report; notification; registration