to choose; to select; to pick (out)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to run up to; to rush over
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to practice magic; to practise magic
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
intelligence; intellect; brains
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to escape from; to get out
outward appearance; looks
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
nice; good; well-executed
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to approach; to draw near
to smirk; to grin broadly
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
with a start; with a jump
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(rubbing) salt in the wound
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
long ago; a long time ago; already
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
total destruction by fire; being burned down