sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
(former) imperial university
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
receiving; acceptance; reception
making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
excessive; too much; unreasonable
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
how many? (large animals)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to be born; to come into this world
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to leave (a scene); to step away
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
moon on the night before a full moon; moon on the 14th day of the month (by the lunar calendar)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
fortifying; fortification