reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
capture; seizure; military capture of a foreign vessel; making a prize of
to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
placed in commission; entering servitude
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
Spanish Armada; invincible armada
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
artist; painter; illustrator
Chinese smoked and salted ham
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however