still (continuing); as ever; further
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
no way to do; nothing can be done
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be able to manage somehow or another
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
very likely; very probable
aggression; invasion; raid
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
notice; attention; observation
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
our country; our land; one's own country
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
authority; power; influence
hard to get; hard to come by
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
certainly; surely; definitely
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation