preference; priority; precedence
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
the staff; inside the department
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
team competition; team game
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
not covered (by); not subject (to)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
settlement; solution; resolution
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully