noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop
factory; plant; mill; workshop
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
technical training; professional education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
rice huller; rice polishing machine; rice pearling machine; rice sweeper; rice mill
account of the hardships one has encountered
as (for); for; in the capacity of
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
patent; special permission; license; licence
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then