tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
forward inclination (of the body); bending forward; anteversion
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
successive generations; successive emperors
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
very great; enormous; serious
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
for example; for instance; e.g.
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
I see; that's right; indeed