to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to indicate; to show; to point to
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
to hand over; to surrender
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
that day; the very same day
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
preface; introduction; preamble
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
shameless; shameless person
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
first meeting; first interview with
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
whichever one chooses; either way
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened