under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
your daughter; young woman
for the first time in one's life
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
will not do; do not; does not
rival; competitor; competition
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to become vulgar; to coarsen
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
breakdown of negotiations
declaration of war; proclamation of war
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
toast; congratulatory cup
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
on the occasion of; at the time of
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
foolhardiness; daredevil courage
one person; another name; nickname; alias
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on