simply; merely; only; solely
refining; refinement; smelting; training
when it becomes; when it comes to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
(positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
manner of using one's hands
cache; place to hide something
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
not limited to; not just ...
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
this world; this life; world of the living
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
authority; power; influence
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation