to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
one's own child; one's own children
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
white (complexion); fair-skinned
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
face; looks; vestiges; trace
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit