cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
token (effort); something done for form's sake
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to take over; to hand over
successive generations; successive emperors
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to have a meal; to take a meal
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)