firm; strong; solid; stable
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
future; possible; potential; prospective
transactions; dealings; business
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
direct descent; direct line
main cause; primary factor
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
body; group; party; company; troupe
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to mix; to stir; to blend
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
successor; replacement; second wife
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
sharp sighted; easily awakened
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness