to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
rather; better; instead; if anything
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
cannot be helped; unavoidable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
immediately; right away; on the spot
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
hills and fields; hill and dale
camping; campground; making camp
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
private tutor; coach; governess
to employ; to hire; to charter