worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be wanted
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
influence; clout; leverage
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
autonomy; right of self-government
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
virgin; innocent young woman
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
pride; boast; credit (to)
to get angry; to lose one's temper
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rebel; traitor; insurgent
aggression; invasion; raid