association; union; guild
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
reduction and exemption (e.g. taxes); mitigation and remission (e.g. in criminal law)
I see; that's right; indeed
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
unanticipated; unexpected
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
high and low (social standing)
nice; likeable; desirable
clear solution; clean decision
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
government worker; public servant; civil servant
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
superior; excellent; fine
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
forcibly; against one's will
simply put; putting it simply; in short
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to order; to command; to appoint