art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
another; different; something else
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
conduct; behavior; behaviour
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
stealthily; secretly; in secret
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
rest; break; recess; intermission
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
stopping functioning; being out of service
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination