to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to revere; to respect; to worship
study; pursuit of knowledge
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
coating (esp. lacquering)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
building lot; residential land
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
talk; recital; narration; topic
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
fundamental principles; main lines; outline; summary; general features
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification