not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
imperial prince's family; family of a prince of royal blood
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
token (effort); something done for form's sake
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
customary; conventional; usual
to accord someone every courtesy
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hated person; disliked person; unpopular person; person shunned by others; anathema
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
oppression; suppression; pressure
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
mausoleum; imperial court
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
reaction; response; reaction
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
carte blanche; blank check; blank cheque; unconditional authority
outline; summary; gist; basic points
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service