working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
neat and clean; tidy; trim
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
powerful person; influential person
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
ill will; malice; evil intent
simply; merely; only; solely
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
snake; serpent; large snake
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)