stability; steadiness; equilibrium
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to exclude; to leave out (of conversations, etc.); to freeze out; to send to Coventry
to pick up; to find; to gather
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
news; word; tidings; omen
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
siren (in Greek mythology)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to crouch; to squat; to cower
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
successive generations; successive emperors
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rule; reign; government; governing