taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
vitality; energy; dynamism
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to continue to work; to work away (at)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to flare up; to burst into flames
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
addition; annexation; appendage
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
is something that; is that which
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket