full dress; formal dress; uniform
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
each nation; many nations; many countries
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
dukedom; duchy; principality
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
several years; a few years
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
natural disaster; cataclysm
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
our country; our land; one's own country
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)