to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to cover fully; to wrap around
as many (people) as possible
living person; the living
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
this (very thing); this precisely
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Regulus (star in the constellation Leo); Alpha Leonis
to finish; to end; to close
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to continue to do; to persist in doing
just one person; only one
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)