reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
ten; 10; ten years of age
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
written oath; covenant; pledge
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
you; (arch.) your residence
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
court (of law); courtroom
settlement out of court; private settlement
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
glossy black hair; green hair
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to be discouraged; to shrink from
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
special award; special prize
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
practising martial arts; training in martial arts
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range