morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
higher rank; better position
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to become clear; to be made public
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
almost; roughly; approximately
the same rank; equality; apposition
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
independent state; independent nation
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma