a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
orphan; person without friends
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
gifted education; special education for gifted children
cooperation; collaboration
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
to jump at; to be attracted by
solitude; loneliness; isolation
(not) even once; (not) ever
difficult to ...; hard to ...
long ago; already; a long time ago
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
residence; abode; dwelling
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
independence; self-reliance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on the occasion of; at the time of
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
loss; defeat; counter for losses