to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
pus; corruption; rot; evils
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to play a leading role; to play a central part
ordinary citizen; the general public
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
judgment; judgement; discernment
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
trial; judgement; judgment
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
former (incumbent); predecessor
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
blood relationship; blood relative
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road