lesson; precept; teachings; moral
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
to get between; to be caught in
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
union; joining; conjugation
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
indiscriminately; giving no heed to
to play a leading role; to play a central part
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
in that way; like that; that way
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge