to drift (to); to be washed ashore
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to summon; to get used to call
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
normal practice; proper practice
you; (arch.) your residence
strong defense; strong defence
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
deserted village; poor village
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
simplified version; abridged edition
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural