smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
close to the wall; alongside the wall
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to sniff out; to get wind of
thinking back now; looking back
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
death (of an emperor); demise
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
death from disease; death from illness
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
future problems; consequences
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
window-sill; window-ledge
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death