teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
young girl; lass; adolescent female
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
that; the matter in question
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
punishment; judgement; judgment
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)