properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay aside; to set aside
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
the opposite sex; isomerism
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
performance of one's official duties
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to settle (in a place); to settle down
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to hand over; to surrender
disease; ailment; illness
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court