imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
person in charge; official; attendant
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
library (usu. single-room); small library
flour; meal; powder; dust
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
right of succession; right to the throne
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to paint (draw) a picture
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed