background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to press a question; to cross-examine
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
to blaze; to burn brightly
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
wooden house; frame house (building)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
otherwise; or else; if not
this world; this life; world of the living
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against