to reason; to sum up; to conclude
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
participation in politics; political participation
in those days; at the time; then
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
corduroy; corded velveteen
rolling by hand (e.g. sushi roll, cigarette); winding by hand (e.g. watch); hand-rolled sushi (usu. cone-shaped); windup watch; mechanical watch
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
pretense of evil; pretence of evil
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
Gulliver's Travels (1726 novel by Jonathan Swift)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
in terms of; from the point of view of
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
role of the villain; the bad guy
SNOBOL; String-Oriented symbolic Language
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
embodying; expressing concretely
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
recuperation; medical treatment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
off the coast; offshore; out at sea