to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
home; household; family; hearth
exploitation; overuse; abuse
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
imperial court; royal court
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
pride; self-confidence; self-esteem; self-conceit
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
order; directive; instructions; command
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
extreme modification (esp. of cars or toy figurines)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person