armament; soldier's equipment
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
objection; dissent; protest
consultation; question; enquiry; inquiry
government service; the bureaucracy
infant; baby; little child
such ... as; or some such
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
audience; attendance; hearers
that is to say; so that means
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
and so; therefore; for that reason
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
carrying voice; well-projected voice
something created (e.g. by the gods); creature
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture