stagnation; hindrance; delay
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
such; like that; in that way
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
moment to quit; way to quit
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
loser; defeated person; the defeated
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
irrational (line of) argument
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
trusting too much; overestimating ability
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
authority; power; influence
decapitation; decapitated head
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
powerful person; influential person
objection; dissent; protest
on bad terms; at loggerheads
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to become completely chilled
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)