absolute basics; very rudiments
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
level; standard; water level
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
elementary; basic; rudimentary
silkworm gut; fishing gut; artificial gut; gut fishing line
novel; story; (work of) fiction
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
experiment; experimentation
one end; an end; part; fragment
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
called; known as; that; to say
that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
probability; likelihood; chances