charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
small hill; low hill; hillock
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
in the end; on top of that
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
allegiance; obedience; submission
northern region; the north
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
way of speaking; intimation
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
product; produce; result; fruit
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
thousands; several thousand
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay