important post; important office; key position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to have one's name entered (in a list)
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
sense of smell; olfaction
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to grimace; to make a wry face
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded