sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
court lady; lady-in-waiting
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to employ; to hire (a servant)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640; Flemish artist)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
extensive; vast range; wide scope
revolutionary war for independence
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive