surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to accept; to receive; to agree
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
secrecy; highly classified information
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
successive generations; successive emperors
small; fine; detailed; stingy
results; record; grades; marks
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
due form; official; formality
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to increase; to add to; to augment
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition