rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
silence; stillness; quietness
royal castle; imperial castle
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
nothing but; none other than
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
main street; avenue; boulevard
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
personality; character; individuality; personhood
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
preparation; arrangements
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
anarchy; state of anarchy
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
cold reception; inhospitality
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate