to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
Britain and France; Anglo-French
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
small; fine; detailed; stingy
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
one's assessment of the situation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
one after another; in succession
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
current administration; present government
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
the opposite sex; isomerism
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely