use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
highest grade; superlative degree
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
height (of body); stature
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to subsist; to keep on living
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital