lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
cold reception; inhospitality
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
same family (race, tribe)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
successive generations; successive emperors
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
power; authority; influence
major powers of the world; great powers
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to accord someone every courtesy
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
defense; defence; protection
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
of course; certainly; naturally
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
I've got to be going; I must go
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
trifling matter; urination; urine
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
prompt; immediate; in real time
to bust down a door; to break a door open