to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
silence; stillness; quietness
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to dye; to colour; to color
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
shady; underhanded; questionable
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
major dealer; wealthy merchant
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
divide into four pieces; one fourth
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
two by two; by twos; as a couple
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
for example; for instance; e.g.
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
contract; compact; agreement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show