princess; Her Royal Highness
Son of God; child of an emperor
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
in good shape; strongly built; in good health; having a strong constitution
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to cut; to slit; to slash
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
illegitimate child; secret love child
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
snake; serpent; large snake
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
common front; united front
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to be remembered; to go down in history