matter causing distress; something causing worry
to lie down; to throw oneself down
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
besides; in addition; also; moreover
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
generation; the world; the age
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to watch over; to watch attentively
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to join forces; to cooperate
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)