to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
impossible to do (although wants to)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to overdo; to do too much
depravity; corruption; degradation
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
merit (esp. order of merit)
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
rule; reign; peaceful times
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
complete change; about-face
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
scenery; scene; landscape
posterity; future generations; future life
drama; theatre; theater; play
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
falling of the curtain; (coming to an) end; close
to talk the night away; to talk all night
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold