great emperor; ... the Great
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
surplus; balance; remainder; remainder
sovereign; emperor; monarch
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
yourself; himself; herself
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood; to turn red
at once; there and then; immediately
social order; public order
detention; custody; confinement; internment
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away
death penalty; capital punishment
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
exile; banishment; deportation
in one's own way or style
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
one's real father; natural father; biological father
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
imperial throne; the Crown
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence