thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
chain mail (armor, armour)
design; idea; conception; plan
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to surge; to well up; to gush out
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to take command; to give direction
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
absolute obedience; complete submission
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
to talk; to carry meaning
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
waterfall; (arch.) rapids