drama; play; powerful drug
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
to take command; to give direction
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
allocation; assignment; allotment
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
headquarters; head office; main office
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
spirit; heart; disposition
help; assistance; service
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to hold fast; to protect to the end
creation; founding; initiating
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
one's house; one's home; one's family
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
anxiety (about the future)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
righteousness; justice; right
folding into four; quarto
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter