forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to pick up; to find; to gather
to handle (a thing) roughly
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to tighten; to press hard
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
price; cost; value; worth; value
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive