total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
spider's thread; spider silk
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
Ursa Minor (constellation); the Lesser Bear
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
person from (the planet of)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
classified information; top secret
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
being in love with each other
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
competent; suitable; qualified
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
war; battle; match; game; competition
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about