skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
dungeon; underground prison
that is to say; so that means
precipice; cliff; flat head
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
all night; throughout the night
directly; in person; firsthand
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
wood louse; wood lice; slater
wood louse; wood lice; slater
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
coating (esp. lacquering)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
youthful; young; young-looking
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
what do you want?; can I help you?
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK