to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
nothing new; same as always; nothing new about it
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
state religion; official religion; established religion
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
firm; strong; solid; stable
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
very rich person; the super rich
to praise; to extol; to applaud
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
means of cajolement (trickery)
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
on and after; from ... onward; since
strained (argument, interpretation, etc.); farfetched (theory, view, etc.); forced; laboured; twisted (reasoning)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
declaration; proclamation; announcement