to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
leader; central personage
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
March; third month of the lunar calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
to have one's horizons broadened
society; the world; the times
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
whispering into a person's ear
distilled liquor; spirits
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
royalty and titled nobility
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
simply; merely; only; solely
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all