standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to imitate; to follow; to emulate