underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
hereditary system; hereditary succession
advisory body; think tank
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to crumble away; to collapse
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
gentle; mild; meek; tender
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
rotten smell; putrid odor
interruption; interference; butting in
head of a sleeping person
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
to grant permission; to give permission
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
in name but not in reality
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
series of battles; successive battles
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
large amount of money; great cost
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
casting; cast-metal object
common people; ordinary people; masses
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence