imperial throne; the Crown
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
separate; respective; different
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
consecutive; continuous; successive
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
dealing with; coping with
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
depiction; description; portrayal
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
characteristic; feature; special quality
Ming period (China; 1368-1644); Ming era
author; writer; novelist; artist
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
when it comes to; concerning
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
rather than; more ... than ...
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
open air; outdoors; outside
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
existence; being; life; survival