inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
local specialty; special product (of a region)
chroma; chroma saturation; color saturation (colour)
coloured glass; colored glass
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
separate; scattered; apart
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
yearned for; longed for; missed
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
lost decade (esp. of Japan, 1992-2002); decade of economic stagnation
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger