to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
main question; real issue at hand
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
error; mistake; slip; bug
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to breathe out; to exhale
(appropriate for) one's age
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
the other day; some time ago; recently
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
estimate (of costs); budget
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence