friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to brush off; to shake off
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
such; like that; that sort of; very
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
horizon (related to land)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
fort; stronghold; fortification
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
one day; (on) a certain day
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
man; male; masculine gender
if it is the case that ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
power; might; authority; influence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap