official document; archives
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
routine work; everyday work
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
nuclear power; nuclear state
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
arms buildup; military expansion
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
last summer; summer of last year
to discuss; to talk together
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
commandant; commanding officer; general
to die out; to become extinct
funny story; funny anecdote
company; corporation; workplace