to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
standard of revolt; banner of rebellion
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
great difference; big difference; wide margin
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)