to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(your) judgment; discernment
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to creep about; to crawl around
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
tiled; covered with tiles
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to keep (a person) waiting
same family (race, tribe)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
to grow taller (of people)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty