high-quality goods; choice goods
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to show; to bare (the teeth)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
commandant; commanding officer; general
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
military force; military strength
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
domestic affairs; internal administration
territory; domain; dominion; possession
decrease; reduction; decline
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
virgin; innocent young woman
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
mistress; kept woman; concubine
unfortunately; regrettably
right to choose; a say; option
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to be dead; to be lifeless
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
look, look!; there, there!
look!; there!; here!; that is
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
shyness; bashfulness; shame