deep affection; dear; beloved
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
short pause; short interval
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
official business; public business
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
discarding; firing (an employee)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
for one's true nature to come out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up