to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to torment; to harass; to tease
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
will not do; do not; does not
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
please (give me); please (do for me)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(made of) stone; stone-built
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
upper half of the body; upper body
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
(right at the) side; just beside
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
we have a result!; game over!; match!
sentence; verdict; pronouncement