inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
comfort; consolation; diversion
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
curse; spell; malediction
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate