measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
suspicious-looking; fishy
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
(opening of a) wound; cut
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to serve; to work for; to attend
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
otherwise; or else; if not
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to mind; to care; to worry
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
orphan; person without friends
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
memory; sense; experience
how; in what way; by what means
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
wet nurse; nursing mother
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
curse; spell; malediction
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
successive generations; successive emperors
(a person of) unrivaled physical strength
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
intellectual power; mental capacity; intellect; intelligence; brains
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate