to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
people; citizens; subjects; folk
older sister; elder sister
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to correct oneself; to restate
death from disease; death from illness
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
and so; therefore; for that reason
(not) so much; (not) that much
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
impossible; unlikely; improbable
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to be smeared; to be covered
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires