to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to hide; to keep to oneself
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
unwanted child; shunned child
(social) position; status
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
forcibly; against one's will
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
insanity; an insane person
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
outline of a solitary fish (as seen through the water when fishing, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to die by drowning; to drown
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up