to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
price; cost; value; worth; merit
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
curious; strange; unusual
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
follower; attendant; valet; servant
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
ability to get things done
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
connections; contacts; influence
to send or direct a person to
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance