a wise man keeps away from danger
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
be (that) as it may; having said that
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
adds force or indicates command
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
self-deprecating; self-mocking
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
at that time; in those days
second (unit of time); arc second
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all