at first; in the beginning; originally
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
imperial seal; privy seal
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
competent; suitable; qualified
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
settlement; solution; resolution
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
way (of doing); manner; method; means
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
royal capital; imperial capital
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
moment by moment; hour by hour