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to fortify the frontier

1

entry into a castle (by a conquering force)

1

decisive battle; deciding match; play-off

3

to listen attentively to; to be lost in

2

ideal; ideals

3

in this case

1

rocky mountain

24

east end; eastern tip

1

random; aimless

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

4

if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

4

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

1

witness; observer

1

child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

1

or; either ... or ...

1

custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule

2

presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)

1

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

4

self-interest; selfish desire

3

little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak

2

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

2

to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care

2

reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)

1

brand new

1

here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now

1

pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)

2

decision; judgment; resolution

1

to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

7

to have in common; to share

1

physical

1

to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head

1

investiture

2

literally; to the letter; literal

1

symbolic

1

parent-child relationship

1

unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

1

ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility

3

mysterious; mystical

1

speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence

1

to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad

1

to fall down; to drop

1

packing; baling; crating

2

advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

1

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

6

outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment

1

throughout; all through; right through

1

morning; forenoon; just before noon

3

alert status; emergency alert

1

carrying voice; well-projected voice

3