to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to keep in mind; to memorize
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
opening a business; opening a practice
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
seeing off and meeting on return
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
peace preservation; security; safety
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
leather; leather-bound; leathern
flight; desertion; escape
hemorrhagic; haemorrhagic
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
to extort (money); to blackmail
regarding as very likely (to win, succeed, etc.)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to