mistress; kept woman; concubine
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to extort; to shake down (for money)
to intend; to be sure that
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
this side; in the forefront
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
mockery; derision; ridicule
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to appease; to suppress; to calm
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
at first; in the beginning; originally
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
government service; the bureaucracy
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sign; indication; omen; symptom
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
small number; few; minority