to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
inland districts; inland areas
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
rebels; bandit; robber; traitors
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
important place; strategic point; critical location
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
future years; in (one's) later years
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
able official; capable official
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the whole area; all areas
settlement; solution; resolution
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to keep an eye on; to take care of
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
several weeks; a few weeks
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on