often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
fear; dread; fright; willies
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
sea snake; worm eel (Ophichthidae spp.); snake eel
party; gang; company; squad
distribution; allocation; dispensation; impartation
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
patriarch; head of a family
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
on the sea; surface of the sea
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to order; to command; to appoint
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
water for washing or moistening one's hands
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)