elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
since when; from when; how long
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
sounding each other out; probing each other
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
good policy; wise policy; best plan
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
snake; serpent; large snake
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
helper; assistant; help; assistance
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
successive generations; successive emperors
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
too (much); overly; excessively