to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
not worth considering; out of the question
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rather; sooner; preferably
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
extensive knowledge; erudition
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
good-quality; superior in quality
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
purplish; purply; tinged with purple
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
magic sword; cursed sword
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to become famous; to gain fame
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
hoarding; storing away (without using)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to be saved up (of money)
thought; consideration; thinking
mill ends; lumber remnants; wood waste
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious