preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to be intimate with; to befriend
thus; in this way; like this
to become famous; to gain fame
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
street; quarter; district; area
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
devotion; attachment; infatuation
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(one acting as a) foster parent
good humour (humor); good mood
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Indigofera pseudotinctoria (species of legume)