grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
same family (race, tribe)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
personification; impersonation; embodiment
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
feeding (animals); provisioning
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
gathering evidence; collecting evidence
preliminary investigation; preparation
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to take (be in) charge of
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
place of execution; execution site
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
obedience; submission; resignation
proposed solution; idea for a solution
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to grant someone's request
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
leg band (e.g. on bird or hospital patient); ring; anklet
abandoned mine; disused mine
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
torture to death; torment to death
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood