to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
that kind; competition; match
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
covered in mud; mud-caked
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
gleaming; shining; glistening
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
village headman; village mayor
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
foster mother; adoptive mother
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
very much; exceedingly; extremely
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude