grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
since one was born; (in) all one's life
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
world; society; people; the public
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
great laughter; burst of laughter
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
righteousness; justice; right
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
sense of values; values; value system
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to like; to love; to be fond of
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
circuitous; roundabout; indirect