-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
that is to say; so that means
to make something bright; to shine; to polish
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
until now; so far; up to the present
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
hostility; animosity; enmity
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be greatly perplexed; to be at a loss; to be sorely troubled; to be greatly embarrassed
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
again; once more; a second time
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)