audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to have an idea; to have a clue
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
as a child; when one was a child
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Ambert; Amber (India); Humbert; Imbert
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
older brother; elder brother
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
technique; art; skill; move
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life