home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to join together; to combine; to join up
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
everybody; every last one of them; all
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
the other day; a few days ago
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
guaranteed; authentic; certified
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
close to the wall; alongside the wall
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
not limited to; not just ...
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to run around; to bustle about
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
comparatively; relatively
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation