understanding;  comprehension;  appreciation;  sympathy
 to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death);  to bequeath
 to go against;  to fight against;  to oppose;  to resist;  to deny
 the best one can do;  one's best effort;  with all one's might;  to the best of one's ability
 worldwide;  global;  international;  world-famous;  world-class
 state of things;  state of affairs;  condition;  situation;  circumstances
 our country;  our land;  one's own country
 extermination;  annihilation
 to stand up;  to get up;  to rise;  to recover;  to take action;  to start;  to make the initial charge
 young person;  youth;  young
 counter for generations;  epoch
 audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
 to meet;  to assemble;  to congregate
 light;  faint;  pale;  fleeting
 smooth;  meticulous;  painstaking;  detailed
 to colour;  to color;  to apply make-up;  to decorate;  to garnish
 long, slender and well-proportioned;  smooth, continuous (movement)
 to suit;  to match;  to become;  to be like
 iron wall;  impregnable fortress;  impregnable;  invulnerable;  unassailable
 to protect;  to guard;  to defend;  to keep (i.e. a promise);  to abide (by the rules);  to observe
 people (of a country);  nation;  citizen;  national
 year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 20 years old; (arch.)  twenty
 beautiful;  pretty;  lovely;  sweet;  pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
 sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming);  touchingly lovely;  cute;  pitiful;  pitiable
 beautiful face;  good looks;  beauty
 much more;  still more;  single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.)  rather; (arch.)  sooner
 to set off to advantage;  to bring into prominence;  to support;  to favor;  to rouse (spirits);  to march (a prisoner) off
 readiness;  preparedness;  resolution;  resignation
 sect;  denomination;  school (e.g. of poetry)
 internal disunity;  internal division;  internal rift
 increasingly;  more and more;  decreasingly (when declining);  less and less
 violent;  furious;  extreme;  intense;  fervent;  vehement
 layman;  believer;  adherent;  follower;  laity
 to increase;  to add to;  to augment