conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
criticism; critique; review; commentary
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
control; management (e.g. of a business)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
maid; helper; help; assistance
it is I who should say so
sound of voice; vocal sound
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
otherwise; if not; or else
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin