citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
submission; return to allegiance
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
stirring; rousing oneself
our country; our land; one's own country
queen (consort); empress (consort)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
firstborn; first child; eldest child
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
major war; great war; world war
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
rather than; more ... than ...
rational; reasonable; logical
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
death (of an emperor); demise
since; henceforth; ever since