government office; agency; board
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to give; to do (something) for
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus
main; principal; chief; primary; major
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)