guardians; parents; father and older brother
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
sovereign; emperor; monarch
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
customary practice; habit; traditional event
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
recess; break; breathing spell
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
fine performance; excellent acting
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to be remembered; to go down in history
each (every) time; whenever
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
trust; confidence; credence
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts