to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to refuse; to decline; to deny
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
approximate age; age range
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to serve; to work for; to attend
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
in case of; at that time; at this time
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
a long time ago; in those days
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
performance of one's official duties
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
entrance; admission; entering
disorder; chaos; confusion
strict order; peremptory command
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
summarization; summarisation; epitome
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
precarious situation; precarious state
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to sink (into); to get depressed
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse