calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
serious illness; dangerous disease
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
complications (in an illness)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
(doses for) oral administration
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
raw materials; ingredients
retention; maintenance; preservation
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
(dying of) natural causes
hard struggle; strenuous effort
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
episode; side story; story within a story; aside; anecdote
period of youth; while young
drunkenness; intoxication
to cut; to slit; to cut open
making an attempt; trial run
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
everything one does; whatever one does
invalid diet; diet for the sick; diet for patients
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty