serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
both (people); the two of them
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
what kind of business; what sort of matter
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
all you want; as much as one wants
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to lean against; to set against
greater than ...; bigger ...
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
indeed; really; truly; very much
in the meanwhile; during the time
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money