ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
like this; this sort; this way
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
capriccio; mania; wild excitement; frenzy
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
towards the ground; with respect to the ground; ground (speed, attack, etc.)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
corridor; hallway; passageway
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
stairs; stairway; staircase
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to lie deep in; to extend far back
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail