human intellect; knowledge
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
in swarms; in great crowds
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
treasure chest; strongbox
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
autonomy; right of self-government
to take back; to recapture
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
interference; meddling; butting in
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
paints; painting material
useless resistance; vain struggle
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum