to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
only; merely; but; no more than
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
being too late; losing one's final chance
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
cooperation; collaboration
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
questions and answers; dialogue
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step