inner citadel; core; center; centre
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
meditation; contemplation
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
high voltage; high pressure
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
outlet (for water, gas, etc.); market (for goods); outlet; outlet (for one's feelings, energy, etc.); vent
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to underrate; to make light of
both; both sides; both parties
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
graceful young woman; sylph
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
(not) even once; (not) ever
nuclear fission; fission reaction
radioactivity; radiation; radioactive material
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
classical form of martial art