many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
kind-hearted; benevolence
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
several people; a few people
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
house of a prince of the blood
estimate (of costs); budget
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
thrift; economy; frugality
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
February; second month of the lunar calendar
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
common people; ordinary people; masses
existing in opposition or interdependence
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
gloominess; gloom; questionable; unfair; underhand
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
difficult to ...; hard to ...
miser; niggard; cheapskate