to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
something small; something petty; trifle
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
master; teacher; stable master
special training; intensive training; crash course
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
himself; yourself; herself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
down to earth; reasonable
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
absolutely; positively; decidedly
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
country; territory; domain; realm
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
the same rank; the same digit
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
nothing but; none other than
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
keeping house; being confined to one's house
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
immediately; at once; instantly
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
death penalty; capital punishment
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
investiture of the Crown Prince
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
to hide; to conceal oneself