becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
exercises; practice problem
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
zip it!; shut it!; be quiet!; I'll shut up
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
among these; between these; of these
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to breathe while sleeping
attractive face and figure
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
to set a ladder up against
abuse; misuse; perversion
acceleration; speeding up