cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
armed might; military power; the sword; force
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to forget completely; to leave behind
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
offering a full report to a superior
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
glue; grue (fictional monster)
kiseru; Japanese smoking pipe; fire tube (of a fire-tube boiler); chimney
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
main discourse; this subject; body (of a speech)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
in spite of; regardless of
periodic; regular; routine
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tenth day of the month; ten days
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
surrender (fall) of a castle
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
fortifying; fortification
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn