birth; creation; formation
near; close; beside; third person
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
future (usually near); prospects
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
established practice; custom
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
older sister; elder sister
advanced level; high grade; senior
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
right of succession; right to the throne
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
having said that; on the other hand
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind