though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
accession to the throne; enthronement
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
throne; first place; top spot; championship
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
wide-awake to one's interests
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
emperor; prince; princess
if it is (the case that ...)
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
to maintain; to continue to have
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
armed might; military power; the sword; force