abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
emperor; prince; princess
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
several years; a few years
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
on countless occasions; many a time
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)