stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be helpful; to be useful
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
calm; composed; cool; quiet
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
such; this sort of; like this
first meeting; first interview with
Empress Dowager; Queen Mother
inheritance; something given or received
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
if it is (the case that ...)
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)