grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
for (some) doubtful points to remain
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
guess; speculation; supposition
is never the case; has never happened
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to have one's horizons broadened
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
the scruff or nape of the neck
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
pungent; irritating; acrid
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
suffering; distress; hardship; trial