to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
experiment; experimentation
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to fight against; to oppose; to face
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
if you think about it; come to think of it
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
moat; fosse; canal; ditch