academic type; scholarly turn of mind
proficiency; mastery; competence; becoming proficient (in)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
sublime; noble; high-minded
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
since then; from that time; ever since
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to have a rumor circulating
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
reason; cause; circumstances
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
colleagues; cronies; merry men
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
escape valve; release valve; relief valve
to rule; to govern; to administer
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
Extinct (conservation status); EX
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to burn with combativeness