declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
always; all the time; at all times; (at) any time; whenever (you like)
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
means of transportation; transport service
strip-searching; security check
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
to die; to ascend to heaven
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; bizarre; strange
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
reddish-black; iron blue; greenish-black; steel gray
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
named after; associated with; connected with