to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to discuss; to talk together
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
equality; impartiality; evenness
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
demanding; difficult; strict
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
handful; small amount; small number
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people