process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
abstruse; occult; mysterious
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(not) a single person; (no) one
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn