hegemony; leadership; initiative
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
condition; state (of health); appearance
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
god of death; death deity; Death
to send or direct a person to
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
left side; left-hand side
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little