(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
history of; experience of
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
reason; cause; history; origin
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
classification; categorization; sorting
exemplar; model; example; pattern
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
pair; two kinds; two ways
suspicious-looking; fishy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
carving; engraving; sculpture
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
normal practice; proper practice
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
physical condition; state of health
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong