to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
reform; reformation; reorganization
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
considerably; fairly; quite
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
not necessarily so; is not always true
much less; to say nothing of
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
blood vessel; blood relationship
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
strong person; the strong; the powerful
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation