escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
aptitude; aptness; suitability
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
one cause; one reason; one factor
a few years ago; some years back
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
document; official papers
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
convenient; handy; useful
to be selected (from among many people)
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
unification of the whole country
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously