to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
originally; by nature; from the start
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import