fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to hold fast; to protect to the end
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
influential person; man of importance
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
personage; person (deserving of respect)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to take charge during someone's absence
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
in advance; beforehand; previously
to have a talk; to tell a story
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
high and low; rise and fall
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself