birth; creation; formation
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
relation; connection; relevance
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
news; word; tidings; omen
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
matter of time; question of time
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true