to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
melancholy; gloom; depression
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
vocal sound; tone of voice
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to govern; to manage; to subdue
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
as you are aware; as you know
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
too much; excessively; too
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to surge; to well up; to gush out
secret; private; surreptitious
admiration; wonder; astonishment