armed forces; military; troops
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
by sheer strength; by brute force
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
diplomatic papers or documents
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
Perry; Peli; Pelly; Perri
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
imagination; supposition; guess
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to be pregnant; to be with child
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
political situation; political affairs
both; both sides; both parties
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
declaration of war; proclamation of war
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb