young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to become an expert; to be master at
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
sad; wretched; deplorable
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
Department of Defense (USA); the Pentagon; Ministry of Defence (UK, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
world peace; peace of the world
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
Barbera (wine grape variety)
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
in the end; on top of that
be (that) as it may; having said that
at a moment's notice; readily
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
at once; there and then; immediately
someone's looks and personal appearance