subordinate official; government clerk
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
separate; special; another; separately
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
sitting opposite each other
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
commitment; pledge; promise
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
had better ...; may as well ...
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
aquatic products; fisheries
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
government agencies concerned with ...
hot salt water (incl. bath)
reputation; public opinion
wretched life; life of misery
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
disinterested; unselfish; indifferent; detached
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate