withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
surrounding at a distance
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
innocence; being not guilty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
information; news; report; reward; retribution
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to lift down; to carry down in one's arms
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
several years; a few years
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
management; administration; operation
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to say; to be called; to do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago