assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to knock down; to knock off
magic bullet; magic bullets
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
urban area; urban district
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
six (long cylindrical things)
richly colored; richly coloured
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce