vassals; retainers; followers
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
older sister; elder sister
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
elder sister; effeminate man
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
that is to say; so that means
man; male; masculine gender
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
as you see; as you can see
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both