untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to rule; to govern; to administer
out of control; uncontrollable
to melt (steel, etc.); to liquefy; to soften; to melt (one's heart); to disarm
sweet voice; seductive voice
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
young person; youth; young
(courteous) invitation; call
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
intelligence operative; spy
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
bygones; the past; past event
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
(enter into, be in) a state of war
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
simultaneous; all at once
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
political climate; political situation
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step