interference; intervention; meddling
thorough; exhaustive; complete
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to lead someone around by the nose
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
fixed date; appointed day
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
is something that; is that which
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
district; section; sector
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
in the face of; in defiance of
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
inspection; examination; survey
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed