remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
fortress; stronghold; citadel
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
feminine; womanly; female
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
abuse; invective; denunciation; sharp criticism
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
(present) head of a family
biological younger brother
to hand over; to surrender
royal capital; imperial capital
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)