to drool; to dribble; to slobber
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to wring the neck; to strangle
to torment; to torture; to harass
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to torment; to harass; to tease
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
to finish reading; to read through
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
distress; wretched condition
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to find fault with; to question
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
reopening; resumption; restarting
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
loyal retainer; loyal subject