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one's daughter and heiress

1

to change the position of

1

shoji (paper sliding door)

11

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

international phone call

1

making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions

2

Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!

1

preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence

2

notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

2

to blame; to find fault with

1

ability; skill; facility

1

left foot; left leg

6

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

3

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)

1

El Dorado

1

Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration

1

Tordesillas

2

treaty; pact; convention; agreement

3

completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

4

binary number system; base-2

1

circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

2

device

1

resistance movement

1

settlement; immigration

1

flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee

1

matchlock; arquebus

1

trade; commerce

1

overreaction

1

to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

2

net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective

4

comeback

3

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

3

mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory

1

to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)

1

contradiction; inconsistency

9

old age; old person; the old; the aged

1

to become decrepit and ugly with age

1

lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)

7

complete destruction; demolition

1

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

3

kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)

2

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

6

to be at a loss for words

3

while surprised; suddenly

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

2

beyond this point; from now on; after this

6

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

6

unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

2

remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy

2