esoteric doctrines; mysteries
gentle; mild; meek; tender
having sociable manners; sociable
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to make an appearance; to show up
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to see through; to see the true nature of something
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to tighten; to press hard
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
inscrutable; incomprehensible
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to lay aside; to set aside
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to aggravate; to make serious
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
commander; commanding officer; CO
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 include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
by sheer strength; by brute force
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)