to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to follow; to conform; to apply to
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in the mountains; among the mountains
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
long (time); protracted; prolonged
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to turn completely into; to become completely
long ago; a long time ago; already
even though; despite; when
a step; short distance; short time
a pair (of shoes or socks)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
fairly long period of time; (arch.) four-hour period
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry