establishment; settlement
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
imperial court; royal court
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
even though; despite; when
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
how much; how many; to what extent
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
taste; liking; preference
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
right (to do something); authority; power
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
in person; personally; directly
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come