talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to look down on; to condescend
head start; initiative; preemption
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
standard; average; typical; normal
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
quality (of a product or a service)
and then; and so; and; so then
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
(made of) leather; leather-bound
brand-new article; new item
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
a little bit; a little while
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with