plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
this and that; various things
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
rule; reign; peaceful times
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
discontented elements (e.g. of society); dissatisfied members; malcontents
(present) head of a family
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
hanging garden; hanging gardens
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony