orchid; Netherlands; Holland
Lindsey (Britain); Lyndsay
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
obliteration; annihilation
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
embryo; germ (e.g. wheat germ)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
sea of fire; sea of flame
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
deep affection; dear; beloved
uncle (younger than one's parent)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
before the gate; in front of the gate
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
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