to dance; to perform dance steps
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
The Nutcracker (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all