diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
once in a while; occasionally; at long intervals
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
school store; co-op; purchasing department
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
reduced scale; scaling down
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
amount of hair; hair volume
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to pretend; to act (as if)
to run around; to bustle about
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible