to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to rise; to erect; to get up
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
now that; since; as long as; provided that
to throw oneself (into an activity)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
fortress; stronghold; citadel
equipment; harness; fittings
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
absorption; suction; attraction
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create