other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to order; to command; to appoint
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to cause a person trouble
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the reason is ...; it is because ...
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
avoiding or dodging responsibility
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
person in charge (of an area of work, etc.); person responsible; contact (person)
family a woman has married into
heir; inheritor; successor
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
talk; story; conversation
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
acquaintance; close friend
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
shady; underhanded; questionable
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
society; the world; the times
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known