to talk; to carry meaning
dullard; indecisive person
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
public and private; official and personal; government and people
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
coincident with; while; simultaneously
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
covering; protection; backing; relief
decorum; propriety; politeness
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
hellfire; flames of hell; raging fire; large fire; fire that consumes an evildoer
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to give; to do (something) for
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
while; during; performed in this condition
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
infant; baby; little child
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to take command; to give direction
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing