thought; idea; conception
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
fat; tallow; lard; grease
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
protruding buttocks; big butt
to spit out; to eject; to dump
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
criticism; critique; review; commentary
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
high-pitched; high in the instep
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
personal attack; ad hominem
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone