to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
outsider; someone outside of a group
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
dancing or jumping for joy
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
freely; frankly; without reserve
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
level; standard; water level
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
at least; at most; (even) just
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about