lese majesty; lèse-majesté
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
environment; circumstance
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
reigning; controlling; dictating
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to live; to make a living; to get on with
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
investiture of the Crown Prince
future; possible; potential; prospective
parent-child relationship
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to be dead; to be lifeless
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
even if not; even without
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
deep inside; innermost place
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
tattling; telling on (someone)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)