cane; walking stick; staff; wand
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
chair; stool; post; office; position
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to jump upon (a moving object)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
-less; lacking; non-existing
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
in succession; one after another
using together (jointly); used at the same time
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
perpetual night; continuing all night
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
now that; since; so long as; because
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance