intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
several years; a few years
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
imperial throne; the Crown
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
and (also); both ... and; as well as
connection; link; relationship
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
military authorities; army circles
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
to throw oneself (into an activity)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
decision; determination; resolution
kickoff party; rally; pep party
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside