portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
wearing one's hair in braids
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to run about trying to escape
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
direct control; direct supervision
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to look down on; to make light of
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
favorite; favourite; habitually used
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
to dance; to perform dance steps
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to cast; to mint; to coin
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop