to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
absolutely; positively; decidedly
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
enemy territory; hostile place
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
this and that; one thing or another
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
having ended; being resolved
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path