Carlisle (Britain); Carlyle; Carlile
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to manage something successfully; to be successful
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
outside track; outside pitch
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
way (of doing); manner; method; means
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
fisher; fisherman; fisher (Martes pennanti); pekan
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
scorer; scorekeeper; record keeper
chief; main; principal; major
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
both armies; both teams; both sides
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
relatively; comparatively
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness