to serve; to work for; to attend
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
everybody; every last one of them; all
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
performance of one's official duties
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
a glance; a look; a glimpse
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
woman; female; feminine gender
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade