the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
member (of a class); trainee; participant
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
right beside; close to; nearby
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to own; to receive; to understand
assertion; declaration; affirmation
official name; formal name
division into equal parts; equal parts
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
income; receipts; revenue
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to kill by burning to death
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed