master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
walking briskly; determinedly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to make sense; to be meaningful
power; authority; influence
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
chief vassal; senior statesman
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
retainer; attendant; escort
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess