military conflict; armed conflict
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
older brother; elder brother
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
glove (esp. sports); globe
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
troupe; theatrical company
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
very popular; highly favoured
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
probe each other; sound each other out
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
at a stroke; with a single swoop
such; like that; in that way
objection; dissent; protest
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex