discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
indeed; really; truly; very much
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
making sport of; making a plaything of; toying with; trifling with; ridicule; mockery
government official; clerk
appointment; assignment; promotion
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
middle period; medium-term
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
please; somehow or other; one way or another
ambiguity (of a word); polysemy
purification; refining; simplification
image of (an ideal) person
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
sense of touch; tactile; tactual; hair style with long bangs
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together