20th day of the month; 20 days
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
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)
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') 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; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
to be a good match (for); to stand a chance (against); to be able to compete (with); to hold one's own
to handle (something) carelessly; to mistreat (somebody); to waste (e.g. food, money)
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
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
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 a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
one's post; place of work; workplace
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for