to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
putting on a brave front; pretending one doesn't care; (lit.) song of a convict on their way to prison
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
wall clock; grandfather clock
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
additional fee; extra charge
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to become hoarse; to become husky
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
blur; blurred; indistinct
sticker; (adhesive) label
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce