practical guide; manual; how-to book
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
viewer (e.g. for film slides or x-rays); (image) viewer
ready-made; common-law (wife)
available; usable (e.g. bandwidth)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
nervous disorder; neurosis
living thing; living creature; animal; life
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
atomic and hydrogen bombs; nuclear and thermonuclear bombs
directly opposite; right in front
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
casting; cast-metal object
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
resignation; acceptance; consolation
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
to complete decisively; to do to completion
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to be discouraged; to shrink from
wife and children; (arch.) wife
mistress; kept woman; concubine
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away