inn town; post town; post-station town
standing; reserve; always having ready
(medical) decoction; infusion
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
effect; result; worth; use; avail
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
strong-willed; strong of heart
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
bedside; near one's pillow
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
curtain; hanging; bunting
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
half and half; fifty-fifty
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
change; alteration; modification
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
too good (for a child, to be true, etc.); overproduction (e.g. of crops); making too much