administration; governance; the authorities; authority
materials; data; document
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
arrest; apprehension; capture
family; relatives; dependents; household
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
chance (of success); odds
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
door; gate; opening; title page
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
it's been a long time; long time no see
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
alone; by oneself; on one's own
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour