assisting (especially a ruler in matters of governance)

to assist (especially a ruler in matters of governance)

a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

insert between / cramped

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

to cut, to slice, to carve / cut down, fell, chop down / prune, trim, shear / cut flat things such as cloth or paper / cut a person with a sword, cut down, kill

cheek, cheekbone / assist

a male given name

finish, be through / perform an action thoroughly or decisively