to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
thorough; exhaustive; complete
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
good-for-nothing; worthless
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
biological child; one's own child
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
arrogance; insolence; disrespect