mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
to apologize; to apologise
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
large build; large pattern
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
biological parent; real parent
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
long ago; a long time ago; already