from here; from this place
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to employ; to hire; to charter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
modesty; humility; being humble
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
the very best; excellent; superb
(the condition of) one's health
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to manage something successfully; to be successful
servant (of the people); minister (of religion)
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
outside the country; abroad
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
value; worth; virtue; blessing