nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pleased to make your acquaintance
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
refugee; exile; displaced persons
house where one was born; one's parents' house
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
business ability; business acumen
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
future (usually near); prospects
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous