meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
to squeeze out; to wring out
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
just friends; no romantic interest; (lit.) no pulse
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
serious; not joking; straight
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
correction; revision; amendment
mental; spiritual; emotional
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to accept; to receive; to agree
tendency; trend; inclination
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
chocolate bar; bar of chocolate
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
cooperation; collaboration
factory; plant; mill; workshop
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
working; in operation; running; active