to accept; to receive; to agree
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
influential person; man of importance
independent state; independent nation
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
major powers of the world; great powers
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
alliance of two countries or more under one ruler
construction; establishment
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
television advertising; television commercial
Peer Gynt (1867 play by Henrik Ibsen)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to have a relationship; to have relations
lyricism; description of one's feelings