cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to fly around; to scatter
visual hallucination; vision
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
weave; weaving; woven item
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
martial arts; military arts; wushu (Chinese martial art)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
invisibility (through magic)
manipulation techniques (e.g. puppets); handling techniques
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of