presence; sitting with; being with
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
exclusive; attached to; specialist
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
memory; sense; experience
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
if so; in that case; in that situation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
right beside; close to; nearby
declaration; statement; proclamation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
severe punishment; rigorous measures
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes