state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
common name; popular name; secular name (of a Buddhist monk)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
at first; in the beginning; originally
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
moderate faction; moderates
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
territory; domain; dominion; possession
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
clearing one's throat; cough
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
offensive (movement); aggression
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to eat up; to consume (completely)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble