no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to leave as is; to ignore
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
changing clothes; change of clothes
to put one's hand on; to touch
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to call out; to ask someone to come
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
clearing one's throat; cough
to begin talking; to open up
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to squeeze out; to wring out
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels