victory or defeat; match; contest; game
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to drink up; to drain (cup)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
government official; clerk
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
king; monarch; ruler; champion
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
light; faint; pale; fleeting
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
banquet or reception hall
to walk in on; to tread upon
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
our country; our land; one's own country
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe