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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

2

several minutes; a few minutes

1

empress; empress dowager

1

to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

1

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

2

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

1

threat; menace

2

heresy

1

jealousy; envy

3

jealousy; envy

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

1

politics; government

1

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

2

social life; social intercourse

6

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

1

to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on

1

to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide

1

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

1

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

3

to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance

1

to do

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

8

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

personal history; career

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

easy to understand

1

pressure; force

2

slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

2

to freeze

1

long time

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

1

parent and child

1

large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

1

to be related (by blood)

1

reply; response; answer

1

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

2

to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

3

the same generation; coeval

1

sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart

1

unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age

1