abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
because of; owing to; due to
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to pass (of time); to elapse
now that; since; so long as; because
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
no, not like that (but like this)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
long ago; already; a long time ago
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
sex slave; sexual slavery
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action