dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
classical form of martial art
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
strict order; peremptory command
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
(within a) territory; domains
rule; reign; government; governing
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
ignorant of the ways of the world
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
studies; schoolwork; classwork
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?