to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
official business; public business
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
number one; first; best; most; game; round
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
(licensed) red light district
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
libertine; man of pleasure
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness