shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
eastern side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
on the occasion of; at the time of
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to prevent; to take precautions
annexation; merger; swallowing up
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose