(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
while; even though; despite
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
be (that) as it may; having said that
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
show; exhibition; spectacle
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
because of; owing to; due to
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to become completely chilled
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
one's own child; one's own children
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
fragment; one of the group or party
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
root; source; origin; cause
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to shake; to sway; to waver