contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
particularly; only; in the case of
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
killing time; staving off boredom
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
income; receipts; revenue
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
working in the fields; working on a farm
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
progress; being under way
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter