reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
small; tiny; (lit.) size of a palm
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
seedling; sapling; young tree
round shape; circle; circular form
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
handicraft; industrial art object
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
loud laughter; hearty laugh
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)