rule; reign; peaceful times
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
life or death; existence; destiny
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
scale; scope; plan; structure
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
at a stroke; with a single swoop
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
at least; at most; (even) just
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately