urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to go out and away; to leave
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
murder; killing; murderer
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
regular time; stated period
no!; no no!; no, not at all
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to jump upon (a moving object)