righteousness; justice; right
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to hold fast; to protect to the end
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
succession struggle; succession race
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
meaning; significance; sense
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one difficulty; one danger
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
bolt from the blue; great surprise