the original; original copy; script
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to step forward; to volunteer
the next child; second child
vexing; irritating; impatient
older brother and younger sister
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
sword skills; swordsmanship
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
secretary (government); director; chief
moderate faction; moderates
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
that; the matter in question
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
blow; shock; strike; batting
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to throw oneself (into an activity)
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors