power; might; authority; influence
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
correction; revision; amendment
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
forward somersault; forward roll
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
doing as one is told; yes-man
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)