to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
royal castle; imperial castle
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
until now; so far; up to the present
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
self-consciousness; self-awareness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
don't you think?; indicates question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
joint together; opposite; facing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to be surprised; to be astonished
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol