blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to have an eye on; to zero in on
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
company; corporation; workplace
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
relation; connection; relevance
incident; affair; happening; event
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
successor; replacement; second wife
to be found; to be discovered
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to begin talking; to open up
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
instead; but (on the other hand)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
meaning; significance; sense