effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
family; members of a family
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to tighten; to press hard
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to jar; to creak; to grate
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
secretary (government); director; chief
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
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)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to put one's strength into
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
goodness; excellence; virtue
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)