rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
person around fifty years old
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
scarabaeid beetle; Mimela splendens (metallic-green scarabaeid beetle)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to open (one's eyes) wide
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to be intimate with; to befriend
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
sports ground; playing field; playground
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray