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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

1

Brigitte; Brigit

22

to spend time (on doing something)

1

to share

1

carefully; with (great) care; with caution

1

legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress

1

first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck

1

dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence

2

beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)

4

to show in; to usher in

1

tendency; trend; inclination

1

foolish; stupid; silly

5

to give birth to; to have a stomachache

1

hostage

1

spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

1

infant; baby; little child

1

unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled

1

prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment

1

in those days

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)

2

definite; sure

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

1

trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence

1

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

companion; follower; attendant; retinue

2

to do together; to share; to participate in

2

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

1

to pay attention (to)

1

pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas

1

a few years later

1

death (of an emperor); demise

1

duty; obligation

1

search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.

1

excuse; explanation

1

to die; to pass away

1

exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

3

slave; servant; slavery

6

quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

to be found; to be discovered

2

black marketeer

2

Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking

1

to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

1

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

1

disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity

1

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness

2