reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
decoration; ornament; trimmings
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
phantom; vision; illusion
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
amount of money; sum of money
somewhat below; slightly below
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die