treatment; service; handling; management
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
surroundings; circumference
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
re-examination; reinvestigation
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
draw (in competition); tie game
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
royal castle; imperial castle
maharaja; maharajah; nawab
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
water damage; flood disaster
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
intelligence operative; spy
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
secret information; intelligence
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
decisive battle of brief duration
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
real experience; actual observations