to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
common reed (Phragmites australis)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be