school affairs; religious affairs
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
keeping things tidy and in order
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to stiffen; to become stiff
state secrets; secrets of the state
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
pointing out; identification
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
just one person; only one