certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
system; institution; organization; organisation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
posterity; future life; life to come
staying behind; remaining; residual
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
mistress; kept woman; concubine
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
right of succession; right to the throne
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
next term; next period; next version; next release
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to need; to call for; to require
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
prime minister; premier; chancellor
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how