(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
degree of relative priority
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
perfect; perfection; perfect game
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
personal feelings; self-interest
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
intimacy; affection; familiarity
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
even more; still more; further
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
infancy; childhood; tender age
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
successive generations; successive emperors
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
just; fair; proper; reasonable
it hasn't been long since
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
review; reconsideration; revision
the Emperor's person or presence