competent; suitable; qualified
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
family; relatives; dependents; household
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
putting an entire family to death
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
representative; exemplary; model
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
one's later years; final years (in life)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
people; citizens; subjects; folk
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
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...)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university