to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
master; teacher; stable master
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
beyond this point; from now on; after this
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to look forward to something
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
even though; despite; when
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
two persons; two people; pair; couple
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
adds force or indicates command
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case