religious painting; religious picture
authority; power; influence
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to bring; to take; to bring about
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to take back; to recapture
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
using as an intermediary; through
precarious situation; precarious state
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
at that time; in those days
since then; from that time; ever since
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
not necessarily so; is not always true
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
gradually; slowly but steadily
fifth day of the month; five days
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
entreaty; supplication; petition
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed