looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
serves you right!; see what happens!
with a (cry of) "ah!"; with a shout (of surprise, shock, etc.); in surprise; in astonishment
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
condition; situation; prospects
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
resigning from (public) office; going out of power (of a party); going into opposition
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
over and over; repeatedly
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to run through; to run past
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
black lacquer; black-lacquered object; jet black
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
here and there; in places
moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles
fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
six (long cylindrical things)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle