music playing in imperial court
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
person in his or her prime; man in his prime; woman in her prime
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
age thirty; one's thirties
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
one's own property; possessions
curtain; hanging; bunting
every evening; every night
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to badger; to pester; to beg
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
reviewing stand; box; gallery
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)