at a young age; while still young
blood and iron; military might
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
reign; being on the throne
to overdo; to do too much
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to complete decisively; to do to completion
blow; shock; strike; batting
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
change in the law; legal reform
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
military officer; naval officer
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
area under direct control (of the shogun)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
the life of the people; the people's living
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
diplomatic finesse; skill(s) in diplomacy
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
northern part; the north (of a region)
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to revere; to respect; to worship
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat