to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
limited; limiting; restrictive
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to begin to walk; to set out
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
counter for books; volume
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
lacking a plan; haphazard
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
at least; at most; (even) just
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases