hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
by your leave; with your permission
to know (a person); to think
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
as if to say; as much as to say; as though
(appropriate for) one's age
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
main force; chief object; mainline
military history; military annals
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
a little bit; a little while
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
hostile party; enemy side
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through