husband and wife; married couple
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
chastity; virtue; fidelity
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
military authorities; army circles
chief; main; principal; major
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
support; backing; aid; assistance
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
one's person; around one's person
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
royal castle; imperial castle
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
originally; by nature; from the start
you could say; you might say; verging on the
change of government; regime change
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
going to the hospital for regular treatment