key (to understanding); point (e.g. of an argument)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
four (long cylindrical things)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
how; in what way; by what means
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
what time; (lit.) which hour
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
severe earthquake; violent tremor
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
diversion; putting something to another use