how long; how far; how much
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
giant bird; great person; magnanimous person; hero
tumour; tumor; growth; boil; ulcer; abscess
to become rampant; to be rife
trial manufacture (cultivation, etc.)
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
saying in addition; postscript; additional remarks
to follow another's example
peace terms; conditions of peace
deep appreciation or gratitude; sincere apology
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
signs of human habitation
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
(detachable) elbow rest; arm rest; elbow pad; elbow strike (karate)
warring nations; belligerents
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be mature and kind; to be well-balanced; to be a good person
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
personage; person (deserving of respect)
historical context; historical background
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old