the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
alcohol; (alcoholic) drink; liqueur
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
studies; schoolwork; classwork
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
correlation diagram; correlation chart; relationship chart (of characters in a televised drama, etc.)
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to have a smattering knowledge of
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
globalization; globalisation
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
travel to relieve heartbreak; sentimental journey
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
powerful family; powerful clan
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke