centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to have a talk; to tell a story
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
covered with; stained; smeared
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to make merry; to be festive
to be remembered; to go down in history
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
pride; boast; credit (to)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
a little bit; a little while