learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
having said that; be that as it may
naval port; naval station
entry into port; arriving in harbor
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
fish-based cooking; fish dish
to cast a net; to throw a net
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
port city; harbor city; harbour city
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
supervised; under surveillance
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
training; education; development; cultivation
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed