reason; grounds; circumstances
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
irrational (line of) argument
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
wife and children; (arch.) wife
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
in the morning; during the morning
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
going through; going via; going by way of
how long; how far; how much