to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
personal grudge; personal enmity
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
technology; technique; technical
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to have the privilege of doing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
omniscient point of view (in narration)