twentieth day of the month; twenty days
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to look forward to something
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
joint struggle; common (united) front
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
to handle (a thing) roughly
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
one more time; once more; once again
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
what kind of business; what sort of matter
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to look away; to turn away
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
deep; profound; complicated; advanced; impenetrable
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
one's post; place of work; workplace
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for