regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to lead someone around by the nose
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
out of character; unlike one
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
even though; despite; when
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to hold fast; to protect to the end
rule; reign; government; governing
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to govern; to manage; to subdue