royal castle; imperial castle
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
share; portion; quota; cut
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
one's share; one's portion
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to climb down; to crawl down
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
defense; defence; protection
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)
empress (consort); queen (consort)