well known; well connected
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to torment; to torture; to harass
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rascal; villain; scoundrel; ruffian; crook
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
cache; place to hide something
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
to get accustomed to using
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
moment; brief space of time
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)