to knead well; to polish; to refine
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
surname; family name; last name
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
again; once more; a second time
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to let slip; to slide; to glide
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
popular name; common name; given name
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to fight to the bitter end
in the end; on top of that
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
adaptability; flexibility
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
characteristic; feature; special quality
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient