stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to like; to love; to be fond of
to say; to be called; to do
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
princess; daughter of a nobleman
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
moron; idiot; stupid person
study; diligence; discount; reduction
life; living; I; me; student
to make one's own; to take possession of
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
(within a) territory; domains
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dominion; territory; possession
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
transport; transportation
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
state of the war; war situation
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
art of war; strategy; tactics
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to control; to command; to get the better of
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop