dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
our country; our land; one's own country
confidentially; privately; off the record
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
immediate follower (of the shogun)
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
non-aggression pact; non-aggression treaty
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
madness; craziness; insanity
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)