(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
one day; (on) a certain day
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
being under the rule of; being under the government of
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
support; backing; aid; assistance
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy