central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
turmeric (Curcuma domestica)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
to be kind to; to treat kindly
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
wine shop; liquor store; pub; heavy drinker
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
red lead; minium; lead(II,IV) oxide
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to let things end up as they will; to let nature take its course
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
working in the theater (theatre); attached to a particular theater