newcomer; initiate; rookie
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
emergency food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to grimace; to make a wry face
conference room; place of assembly
to appease; to suppress; to calm
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to be muddy; to be slushy
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
to become distant; to recede
willpower; energy; vitality
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
having ended; being resolved
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
matter to be checked or investigated
to find out; to discover; to locate
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book