no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
they; those guys; those fellows
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
flight; desertion; escape
course; route; path; process; stages
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
working in the fields; working on a farm
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to think of; to come up with
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome