(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
reopening; resumption; restarting
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
custom; habit; customary practice
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
since the dawn of history
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
successive generations; successive emperors
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very