brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to head home; to leave for home
economic; financial; fiscal
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
retainer; vassal; servant
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
weightlessness; zero gravity
to tune in to a channel; to switch to a channel
thermal runaway; overheating
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
restlessly; in continuous motion
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement