supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
generation; lifetime; age
conferring of decorations
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
choices; alternatives; options
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
good humour (humor); good mood
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
main question; real issue at hand
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
praise; glorification; extolment
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
agricultural land; farmland
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
reinforcement; strengthening
descendant; posterity; offspring
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
all one has; all one's possessions