pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to be thrilled; to be excited
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
big leakage; uncontained leak
(present) head of a family
to increase; to add to; to augment
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
index finger; forefinger; second toe
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
speech; expression; wording; language
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
even more; still more; further
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with curious eyes; curiously
materials; data; document
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to part left and right; to open out
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive