to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to pile up; to accumulate
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
rule; reign; peaceful times
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
snake; serpent; large snake
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
Ministry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
powerful medicine; strong poison