to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
attendant; valet; servant; follower
you could say; you might say; verging on the
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
it's probably so; it stands to reason
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
without; unless; have to do
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
customs (duties); duty; tariff
independent state; independent nation
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
princess; daughter of a nobleman
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
royal castle; imperial castle
sender; consignor; remitter
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make merry; to be festive