their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
don't you think?; indicates question
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
number one; first; best; most; game; round
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
how long; how much; to what extent
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to discuss; to talk together
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
Hatton (Sri Lanka); Hutton
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
resolute; determined; bold
to fight against; to oppose; to face
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)