one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
richly colored; richly coloured
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the late emperor; preceding emperor
rule; reign; peaceful times
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
armed forces; military; troops
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
one by one; one after another; successively
successive generations; successive emperors
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
one's home country; one's homeland
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
halting (speech); faltering; stammering