on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
ruining a country; ruined country
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
alteration; falsification; faking
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
spouse; wife; husband; partner
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
breaking off an engagement
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
modesty; humility; being humble
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
proper; right; reasonable
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after