holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to give an impression; to make an impression
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
being rampant; domination
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
construction; establishment
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
armed forces; military; troops
massing (of troops); gathering
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to be reflected in a mirror
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
performance of one's official duties
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
royal capital; imperial capital
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
heir; inheritor; successor
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
most of all; extremely; supremely
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
divine aid; divine grace; providential help