bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
rare delicacies; rare treat
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
principal occupation; core business
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
rather; sooner; preferably
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check