to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
like this; this sort; this way
form; shape; figure; visage
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
major incident; major happening; big scandal
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
different opinion; objection
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
honour; honor; glory; privilege
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to complain; to make a complaint
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
reciprocal relationship; mutually beneficial relations; relationship with benefits to both parties
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road