scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
here and there; in places
beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
to set a ladder up against
archer; bowman; bow-wielding soldier; crossbow soldier
covering; protection; backing; relief
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to walk someone off (e.g. to the police station)
men and women of all ages
infant; baby; little child
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to invite in; to show someone in
great laughter; burst of laughter
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
looking on from afar; being a spectator
imprudent (misguided) fellow
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
shameless; shameless person
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)