to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
loading; charging; filling
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
one thin flat object; one sheet
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to blow out; to spout out
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
without; but if; otherwise; or else
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
long (time that has passed); old (story)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to crouch; to squat; to cower
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
repentance; confession; penitence
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit