to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
this is why; this means; it is the case that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
cooperation; collaboration
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
freighter (vessel); cargo ship
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
such; like that; that sort of; very
now that; since; so long as; because
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
power; authority; jurisdiction
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
southeastern part; the southeast
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to be erected; to be built