to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
deep-seated grudge; hatred
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
first meeting; first interview with
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to form a group; to form a bunch
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
killing by poisoning; killing with poison; poisoning (to death)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
army of demons; demonic horde; obstacles to Buddhist practice; forces that hinder spiritual enlightenment
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
otherwise; or else; if not