meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
use; utility; profit; gain
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
sense of duty (obligation)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
dominion; territory; possession
elder sister; effeminate man
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
in the meanwhile; during the time
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
most part; greater part; majority
anonymity; using an assumed name
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
have to do; must; should; ought to
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before