slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
because of; owing to; due to
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
misrepresentation; false statement
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to complain; to make a complaint
each and all; every single one; everybody
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance