securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
youngster; young and immature person
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
nothing; nil; naught; nought
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
number of persons; personnel
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
rather; better; instead; if anything
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
complete change; about-face
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling