feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to take a breath; to take a short rest
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
tumbler; self-righting doll
to find somebody's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to sink (into); to get depressed
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
hey!; c'mon!; pushy; overbearing; self-assured
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
decisive battle of brief duration
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
decrease; reduction; decline
using every trick (in the book)
to be at a loss how to continue; to become disheartened
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
no loss or gain; coming out even
passing (an examination); making the grade
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
plan; protocol; manifest; program