first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to go out and away; to leave
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah (bath sponge); loofa; worthless thing; insignificant thing
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
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
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
supreme command; direction over all
right (to do something); authority; power
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
immediately; at once; instantly
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
young girl; lass; adolescent female
settlement; solution; resolution
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling