to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
immediately; right away; on the spot
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
in the meanwhile; during the time
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to say; to be called; to do
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
the relation of master to servant
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to assemble; to set up; to construct
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
exclusive; attached to; specialist
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)