inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
custom; practice; convention; precedent
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
accession to the throne; enthronement
ten; 10; ten years of age
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
(divine, historical or legendary) founder of an empire
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
I see; that's right; indeed
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
military force; military strength
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like