to get information; to find out; to get wind of
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
start; beginning; first step; clue
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
declaration of war; proclamation of war
matter of time; question of time
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
cord; strap; thong; string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
half and half; fifty-fifty
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
letter; missive; note; mail
manners; courtesy; etiquette
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
one's first campaign; one's first battle
parade; review (of troops)
good contrast; marked contrast
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root