matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
conference room; council room
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
royal castle; imperial castle
to gather; to collect; to assemble
one by one; one after another; successively
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
notice; attention; observation
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
high (government) official
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to like; to love; to be fond of
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
every person; each one; everybody
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually