deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
human intellect; knowledge
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
successive generations; successive emperors
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
salvation of one's country
co-existence and co-prosperity
being on the ropes; losing ground
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
after childbirth; postpartum
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
one's later years; final years (in life)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
comfort; consolation; diversion
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
land near a castle; castle town
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to whine; to make feeble complaints