mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
but; however; provided that
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to take back; to recapture
declaration; proclamation; announcement
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
production (e.g. play); direction
role of the villain; the bad guy
to turn completely into; to become completely
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to step forward; to take a step forward
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)