rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
nervousness; oversensitivity
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
precondition; prerequisite
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
hidden treasure; treasured article
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
such; like that; in that way
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
lord of a manor; estate steward
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to lay aside; to set aside
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
express; special delivery
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
special delivery mail; express delivery post
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
adjusting one's makeup; renovation; remodeling; redecoration
viewing as a problem; problematizing