vacant house; unoccupied house
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
negotiations; discussions; connection
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
tool; implement; means; furniture
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
absolute beginner; complete amateur
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to provide; to arrange; to install
inspection; examination; survey
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
moment by moment; hour by hour
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
curved sword (e.g. a scimitar, shamshir, etc.); curved blade
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
had better ...; had better not ...
joint together; opposite; facing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
difficult to ...; hard to ...