obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
consumption; expenditure; spending
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
last night; yesterday evening
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
depression; low spirits; dejection
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
manticore (Persian mythology)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
(present) head of a family
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
(death from) starvation; starving to death
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
to die out; to become extinct
lust; lusts of the flesh; animal passions; carnal desires
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
love affair; love relationship
to rub; to scrub; to scrape; to draw near; to press
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information