to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
passing the winter; hibernation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to escape from; to get out
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to order; to command; to appoint
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
midsummer; height of summer
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
remnants of a defeated army
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
casting; founding; minting
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
12th day of the month; 12 days
within the year; before the year is out
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
observation; watching (developments); looking out (into the distance)