preference; priority; precedence
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
several people; a few people
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
all present; all concerned; all of us
infancy; childhood; tender age
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
disinheritance; disowning
first time; first; initial
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
a little bit; a little while
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to send or direct a person to
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
noted product; local specialty
fishing industry; fishery
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart