drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
steamship; steamboat; steamer
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
development; exploitation
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making things by hand
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to revere; to respect; to worship
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
in comparison to; rather than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rule; reign; government; governing