garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
business; work; operations; service; duties
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
source of funds; source of money
law-evading drug (e.g. amyl nitrates, MiPT); quasi-legal drug; designer drug
bookmaker; bookie; trader performing (stock market) bucketing; bucket shop
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
one quarter; one fourth; small amount of sake
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
worried look; melancholy air
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
unrequited love; one-sided love
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
back (of a chair); backrest
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
department store; department
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
play equipment; playground equipment
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea