desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
taste; liking; preference
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
power; authority; jurisdiction
ordinary; common; mediocre
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
eastern part; the east (of a region)
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
very interesting; of great interest
lump together; put all together
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
destruction; annihilation; extermination
accomplishment; execution
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to see through; to see the true nature of something
one's place of appointment; one's post
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
ingenuity; resourcefulness
rising; ascending; climbing
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful