to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to step forward; to volunteer
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to break the Buddhist commandments
thousands; several thousand
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
flour; meal; powder; dust
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
having not the slightest idea
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to flare up; to burst into flames
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
imagination; supposition; guess
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to