to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(present) head of a family
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
polite; courteous; hospitable
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
insolent fellow; rude fellow
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
elder sister; effeminate man
disinheritance; disowning
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
going to and fro; back and forth
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante