headship of a family; family property
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
being under the rule of; being under the government of
whole nation; whole land; whole country
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
final; eventual; ultimate
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
birthday party; birthday meet-up
unit; (musical) group; band
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
two times; twice; two degrees
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)