procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
little house; my humble home; snail shell
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to emboss; to carve in relief; to bring to the fore; to accentuate; to throw into relief
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
convention; tired tradition; old custom
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
that kind; competition; match
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
high; noble; refined; advanced
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
distinction; discrimination
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
special; particular; peculiar; unique
consists of; comprises; is made up of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to name; to call; to christen; to term
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd