class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
chief; main; principal; major
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
it hasn't been long since
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
with a lot of fat; with a heavy build; with a portly build; with a stout build
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment