wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
property; fortune; means; assets
doing whatever one pleases
distress; wretched condition
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
self-interest; selfish desire
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
superb view; picturesque scenery
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
goodness; excellence; virtue
at that time; in those days
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
regret; repentance; remorse
signature phrase; signature saying
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
distant; remote; isolated
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
operation; functioning; running