important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
the scruff or nape of the neck
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
sprouts from a stump; buds from the base of a tree
to mow; to reap; to harvest
self-sown seed; self-sown seedling; illegitimate child (e.g. of one's servant)
form of astrology based on the Xiuyaojing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
remedy for a cold; cold medicine
a few years ago; some years back