to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
meaning; called; named; that says; that
to iron; to do the ironing
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
high-quality goods; choice goods
stingy; cheap; very frugal
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
long ago; previous; of a former age
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
major subject; special study
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole; mud wall with raised roof edge (as a fire wall and status symbol); raised roof edge
research funds; research expenses
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
competent; suitable; qualified
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
large amount of money; great cost
in this way; along these lines; similarly
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
5th day of the month; five days
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do