to dispose of; to sell off
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
eldest sister; oldest sister
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
internal conditions; true state of affairs
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to get late; to advance; to wear on
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
unidentifiable; unidentified
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
true state; actual condition; reality
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to walk in on; to tread upon
sunlight filtering through trees
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
imperial coronation crown; celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
above; going steadily upward
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness