large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
right place; right position; right post
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
regional governor in ancient China
round shape; circle; circular form
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
this sort of; this type of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate