royal capital; imperial capital
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
almost; roughly; approximately
scenery; scene; landscape
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
opposite side; opposition
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
throw; throwing; throwing event
national border; provincial border
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to stop walking; to pause
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task