being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass