nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
receiving an electric shock
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
way; method; means; (technical) specification
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
consideration; taking into account
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
guaranteed; authentic; certified
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
imagination; supposition; guess
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture