retention; maintenance; preservation
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to fall down with a "plop"
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
source of amusement; plaything
lower region; lower part; region below
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
above; going steadily upward
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
penetration; permeation; transmission
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
amount of light; quantity of light
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
(one's) current position; current location; present position
necessary condition; requirement
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
something small; something petty; trifle
revision (of text); alteration; change
grade; class; degree; magnitude
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment