to follow in succession; to happen one after another
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
bluff; false show of power; bold front
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
bridge (e.g. on a warship)
directly under; falling perpendicularly
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
(a person's) family background; lineage
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do