understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
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
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
proposal; offer; request; application
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
to be worried; to be troubled
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
writing on someone's behalf
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
watchful waiting; careful supervision
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for