to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
chief vassal; senior statesman
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
seeing off and meeting on return
regarding highly; attaching importance to
treasure house; storage for valuable property
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
national crisis; national disaster
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
firm; strong; solid; stable
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
north wind; northerly wind
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
crops; agricultural produce
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)