operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
minimum; at the very least
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
small; fine; detailed; stingy
tool; implement; means; furniture
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
way; method; means; resource; course
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance