ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
rise and fall (of nations); destiny
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
important post; important office; key position
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to manage a state; to govern a country
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
decline and fall; ruin; downfall; collapse
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
administrative organization; administrative system; administrative structure
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to succeed; to bear fruit
base; basis; bedrock; platform
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
end; close; conclusion; termination
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
other side; opposite side; other party
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
written seal; stylized signature
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
to hold a small dinner party
identification papers; ID
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order