grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
former husband; late husband
to watch steadily; to stare
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
brotherly love; fraternal love; sibling affection
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
operating expenses; budget
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
frequency; rate of occurrence
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
a long time ago; long before now
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
the ways of the world; human nature
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
very likely; very probable
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
instead of; replacing; on behalf of