suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
leader; central personage
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to become excited; to grow lively
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
as a child; when one was a child
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
recollection; reminiscence
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
older sister and younger brother
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
social life; social intercourse
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
height of; middle of; full bloom
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to some extent; to a certain extent
recuperation; medical treatment
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)