in that way; like that; that way
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
all the papers (documents) relating to a case; dossier
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
predicament; difficult situation
to explain adequately; to be accountable
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
within; inside of; less than
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
evening; early night hours
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
plateau; tableland; eminence