to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
again; once more; a second time
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
musical composition; tune
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to prostrate oneself before
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is