familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
being left out; being ostracized
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
meaning; significance; sense
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
offering a full report to a superior
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to control; to command; to get the better of
preface; introduction; preamble
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous