duty; function; office; mission; task
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
favorite; favourite; habitually used
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
lump together; put all together
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
older sister; elder sister
to peel; to skin; to pare
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to collect; to assemble; to gather
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
training; drill; practice; discipline
classical form of martial art
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful