ratio; proportion; percentage
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
student (esp. a university student)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to finish reading; to read through
waste of time; killing time
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
third day of the month; three days
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
the people; citizens; the populace
dominion; territory; possession
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
establishment; founding; setting (a record)