wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
festival; feast; carnival
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
national holiday; public holiday
white horse; unrefined sake
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)