to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
attendant; attendance upon another
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to pass (of time); to elapse
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
internal conditions; true state of affairs
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to become inverted; to become reversed
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
opinion; point of view; visual point
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect