just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
outside of one's area of expertise
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
inner citadel; core; center; centre
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be discordant; to have discord
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to know (a person); to think
king; monarch; ruler; champion
right beside; close to; nearby
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
joke; playfulness; kidding around
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
to check; to stop; to keep back
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to subsist; to keep on living
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
without; unless; have to do
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)