quantitative; concerning the quantity
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
difficult problem; challenge
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to attempt; to test; to try out
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
correspondence; exchange of letters
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
again and again; repeatedly
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)