tax exemption; duty exemption
to be frank; to drop all pretense
adds force or indicates command
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
(religious) denomination; sect
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to acknowledge; to understand; to appreciate
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
before it happens; previously
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
respect and affection; love and respect
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to return to normal; to recover; to restore
double; twice (as much); twofold
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
doctrinal discussion; jurisprudence
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
judge (of literary contests)