to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to have one's knees be about to give way
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
one's best interests; one's own good
contract; compact; agreement
freedom; free man; free woman
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
war; battle; match; game; competition
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
all; entire; whole; altogether
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation