to know (someone); to think; to believe
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
to breathe out; to exhale
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
to leave this world; to die
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
oracle; revelation; divine message
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
cessation; (coming to an) end
abundant harvest; bumper crop
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to take back; to recapture
to name; to call; to christen; to term
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
descendant; progeny; offspring
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
someone; a certain person
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
study; library; den; home office; reading room