piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
though; even if; whether ... or ...
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
point in question (at issue)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
one's devoted wife; wife who has followed one through hard times; wife married in poverty
enemy territory; hostile place
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
lord of a manor; estate steward
obsolescence; becoming obsolete (of a product, etc.)
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
steady progress; rapid advance
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
progress; advance; improvement; development
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
to brave a danger; to take a risk
hair on the back of one's head
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely