straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
as if nothing had happened
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
turbulent (troubled) times; turbulent war period
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
use; utilization; utilisation; application
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
question; inquiry; enquiry
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances