mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
locational advantage; advantageous position
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
everywhere; at every turn
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to attack; to assault; to assail
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to send or direct a person to
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
prospects of victory; chances of success
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
possible; likely; probable
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression