with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
preface; foreword; introduction
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
one day; (on) a certain day
calamity; disaster; accident
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring; to take; to bring about
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
strict order; peremptory command
to succeed; to bear fruit
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
breath; breathing; tone; mood