to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
(a person's) family background; lineage
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
stairs; stairway; staircase
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to attempt; to test; to try out
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen