to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to begin talking; to open up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ancient time; age of the gods
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hand throwing technique (judo)
medical science; medicine
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
duty; obligation; responsibility
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
because; for; the reason why is ...
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little