claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
tenth day of the month; ten days
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
homecoming; returning home
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
wicked tongue; abusive language
right beside; close to; nearby
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
how many people; a number of people
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
meditation; contemplation
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment