to begin to walk; to set out
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to bury; to embed; to implant
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to think of; to come up with
to be hesitant; to feel timid
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
pitch dark; total darkness
to smash; to break into pieces
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
in succession; one by one