outsider; someone outside of a group
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
examining room; consultation room
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
medicine; medical science
one's own style; self-taught manner
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway