to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
leader; authority; mainstay
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
Neath (Britain); Nice (France); Nies
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
whole nation; whole land; whole country
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
important person; strategic person; key figure
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
(political) power; authority; influence
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
first meeting; first interview with
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
in accordance with; according to
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)