early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to revere; to respect; to worship
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
the skeptics (in philosophy) (sceptics)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
female private parts; female genitals
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
cosmetics; toilet articles
articles; supplies; parts
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
brightness; splendour; splendor
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order