to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
reason; cause; circumstances
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
strength; power; proficiency; ability
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to need; to call for; to require
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)