with a friendly grin; smilingly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
our country; our land; one's own country
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
secret; private; surreptitious
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
whichever one chooses; either way
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
memory; sense; experience
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
stealthily; secretly; in secret
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with