pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to appoint; to assign; to designate
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(necessary) personnel; required person
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
service in the first reserve
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
custom; habit; customary practice
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
election by mutual vote; election from within a committee (party, etc.); internal vote
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
your highness; your grace; your eminence
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate