background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to face on; to look out on to
duty; function; office; mission; task
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
symbol; code; sign; notation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
calm; composed; cool; quiet
that is to say; so that means
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving