event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to stay (at); to stop (at)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
even if not; even without
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to find fault with; to question
scenery; scene; landscape
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)