hostility; antagonism; opposition
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
one's possessions; ownership
country; territory; domain; realm
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
simply; merely; only; solely
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
this is why; this means; it is the case that
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
himself; yourself; herself
vitality; (one's) life force
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
curse; spell; malediction
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
imperial court; royal court
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
several years; a few years
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster