to be perturbed; to be agitated
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
by your leave; with your permission
to govern; to manage; to subdue
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
on the occasion of; at the time of
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
beautiful woman; beauty; belle
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
sympathy; empathy; response
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to have a relationship; to have relations
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
whole story; full picture; full particulars
unprecedented; never seen before
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
discipline; training; teaching manners
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on