at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
probe each other; sound each other out
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
absolute obedience; complete submission
obedience; submission; resignation
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
making up a prescription; dispensing medicine; preparing medicine
to need; to require; to take; to demand
history of; experience of
silence; stillness; quietness
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to shout (in anger); to yell
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
probability; likelihood; chances
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
infection; contagion; becoming infected
stating (one's views); expressing
allocation; assignment; allotment
to raise one's voice; to shout