territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
minimum; at the very least
duty; obligation; responsibility
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
living up to (one's, its) reputation
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
political measures; policy
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
sincere; honest; faithful
siblings; brothers and sisters
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to like; to love; to be fond of
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
financial power; financial means; wealth
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
woman; female; feminine gender
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
strong-willed; strong of heart
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply