leader; authority; mainstay
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
spirit; heart; disposition
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sphere; counter for balls
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to call in; to invite; to bring in
finely chiseled (features)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
two times; twice; two degrees
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
very good luck; excellent fortune
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis