antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
autonomy; right of self-government
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
virgin; innocent young woman
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
rebel; traitor; insurgent
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
with a start; with a jump
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to gather strength; to take heart
out of sight; out of eyeshot
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
chief; main; principal; important
promotion; raising of status
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face