first generation; founder
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
at that time; in those days
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
aggression; invasion; raid
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
possession; retention; maintenance
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
small fraction; small proportion
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
south entrance; south exit
meeting; greeting; welcome
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to shake; to sway; to waver
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax