(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
environment; circumstance
not yet known; unknown; strange
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
even though; despite; when
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
welcome!; nice to see you!
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to be surprised; to be astonished
to have the privilege of doing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
frequent appearance; frequent occurrence
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
foster father; adoptive father
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to ask a question; to ask questions
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)