strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
just one person; only one
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
3000; three thousand; many
long-established; old-established; traditional
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
chief vassal; senior statesman
prime minister; premier; chancellor
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
direct control; direct supervision
Baeck; Bech; Beck; Becque; Bek; Boeckh
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
old body; aged person; elderly person
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
great emperor; ... the Great
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to