materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
arrest; apprehension; capture
fully prepared; all ready
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
two times; twice; two degrees
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stupid girl; stupid woman
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
grudge; complaint; reproach
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to get strong; to gain strength
to turn completely into; to become completely
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
ingredient; component; composition
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare