servant; manservant; menial
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
variation in color (colour); having a different color
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
cannot be compared with; no match for
(right at the) side; just beside
right in the center (centre)
snake; serpent; large snake
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
to arrive home; to return
strategy meeting; council of war
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to go past; to pass; to pass by
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
essence; true nature; substance; reality
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible