unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
assertion; declaration; affirmation
immediately; right away; on the spot
to shout (in anger); to yell
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn towards; to point
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
myself; yourself; I; me; you
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that's the way it is; such is life
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
long ago; previous; of a former age