(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
natural; reasonable; understandable
concentration; density; cardinality
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to iron; to do the ironing
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
emotional strength; force of will
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
and then; and so; and; so then
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to work hard at one's lessons
to become misty; to become hazy
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
to overdo; to do too much
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
reading matter; reading material