scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
to raise one's voice; to shout
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to prostrate oneself (before)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
so; therefore; and; (and) then
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
confusion; mixing; merger
with a friendly grin; smilingly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
presumption; assumption; estimation
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind