(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
absorption; suction; attraction
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
throwaway; disposable; single-use
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to