official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to go into labor; to go into labour
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
surely; certainly; without doubt
to attack; to assault; to assail
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
position; location; base; point; site
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(medical) doctor; physician
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
important post; important office; key position
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
what kind of business; what sort of matter
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
main force; brute force; strong-arm
(brute) force; using all one's might
to like; to love; to be fond of
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fourth day of the month; four days
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)