letter; missive; note; mail
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to have one's name entered (in a list)
(how) many times; (how) often
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
residence; abode; dwelling
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
military officer; naval officer
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
one's younger days; when one was young
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
under control (e.g. of territory)
banquet or reception hall
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
heir; inheritor; successor
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
estrangement; alienation; disaffection