settlement; solution; resolution
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
failure; mistake; blunder
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
incident; affair; happening; event
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to shout (in anger); to yell
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
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.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
after that; afterwards; thereafter
direct connection; direct link
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...