to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
one after another; in rapid succession
reception room; parlor; parlour
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to dance; to perform a dance
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
sword battle (staged for television, etc.); sword fight
lightly; easily; carelessly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to push away; to push aside; to shove
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
many; a lot; much; multitude
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)