to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
observation; survey; watching
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
antiquity; the previous era
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
refusal; rejection; denial; veto