patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
to be charged with a mission
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
secret art; the mysteries
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
long (time); protracted; prolonged
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
going upstream; sailing against the current
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
reason; cause; history; origin
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
novel; original; new; innovative
to sniff out; to get wind of
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
practice; practising; experience
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
rising; ascending; climbing
decisive battle of brief duration
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed