politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
woman; lady; adult female
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
government service; official position; civil service
robes of a judge or lawyer or priest
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent