rumor of a romance (rumour)
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
to ascend (the throne); to accede
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
accession to the throne; enthronement
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
older brother and younger sister
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to emboss; to carve in relief; to finish carving; to finish engraving
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
later on; eventually; afterwards
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting into production
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
former years; formerly; a few years ago
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
Bohemia (region in western Czechia)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
menstruation; period; time of the month
time; season; period; phase; stage
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve