to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to bring; to take; to bring about
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
(social) position; status
imperial court; royal court
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to have meaning; to be meaningful
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
sword skills; swordsmanship
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
interior; inside; internal
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
good-for-nothing; worthless
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!