written seal; stylized signature
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
craving for the limelight
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
motion sickness; travel sickness
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
along the way; along the road
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
trip story; vacation story
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
just past noon; afternoon
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to cause a person trouble
sharply; harshly; stingingly
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
novel; original; new; innovative
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily