administration; government; administrator; governor
cabinet (of a government); ministry
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
good-looking woman; concubine
young girl; lass; adolescent female
many people; a large number of people
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
a little bit; a little while
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to lay aside; to set aside
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
father; dad; husband; you; he
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to