troupe; theatrical company
leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
complete; whole; perfect; safe
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
overconfident; presumptuous
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to taste; to try (food or drink)
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
absorption; suction; attraction