to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
one's home country; one's homeland
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
even if not; even without
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
royal castle; imperial castle
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
(not) so much; (not) that much
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
preface; introduction; preamble
to begin talking; to open up
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy