to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to run away; to escape safely
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
deceased; late; dead; departed
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
Xia dynasty (of China; ca. 2070-1600 BCE; possibly mythological); Hsia dynasty
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
to take back; to recapture
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
grand chancellor (highest-ranking minister in ancient China); chief councillor; minister (Chinese-style title)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
in the state; within the state
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
way out; means to escape; escape route
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
certain; definite; clear; credible
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to put one's life on the line
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)