royalty and titled nobility
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
potato chips; potato crisps
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
one act (of a play); scene; event
memory; ability to remember
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
annexation; absorption; merger; swallowing up
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
customs (duties); duty; tariff
superiority; predominance
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
antiquity; the previous era
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
traitor (to one's country)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
present; current; in operation
to be manageable; to be able to handle
research institute; (research) laboratory
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
results (of a study or investigation)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
to rebuild; to reconstruct