flattery; sycophancy; adulation
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
virile; tough; masculine; intense
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to shake; to waver; to tremble
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to rule; to govern; to administer
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
(one's) youth; one's younger days
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
next term; next period; next version; next release
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
party; gang; company; squad
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
emperor (of Japan); mikado
Francis Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
fifth day of the month; five days
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
sooner or later; in time; eventually
in good health; alive and well; going strong
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness