affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
war; fighting; fierce competition
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
to aggravate (a situation); to complicate matters; to stir things up; to roughen (waves, voice, feelings, etc.); to agitate
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
if it is (the case that ...)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
curiosity; inquisitiveness
feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
outward appearance; looks
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
same; similar; (just) like; equal
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair