direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
failure; mistake; blunder
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to beat to death; to kill
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
help; assistance; service
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
go that far; to that extent
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to leave as is; to ignore
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to gather; to collect; to assemble