to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
one thin flat object; one sheet
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to mix; to stir; to blend
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about