nobility; aristocracy; peerage
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
(present) head of a family
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
to tumble down; to roll down
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
after that (a substantive change occurred)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal