to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to serve; to work for; to attend
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
survival; survivor; relic
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
like this; this sort; this way
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to apologize; to apologise
to shake one's head (in denial)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
changing completely; transformation
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of