oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
first generation; founder
curse; spell; malediction
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
(not) even once; (not) ever
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to face on; to look out on to
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
imperial throne; the Crown
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
not yet known; unknown; strange
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to increase; to add to; to augment
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
border (between countries); national border
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself