Vocabulary: 永夜君王
- ice sheet
- to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
- daytime
- to collect water; to be covered with water; to pond; accumulated water; ponding
- space heater; radiator
- Riga, capital of Latvia
- firewood
- to do something stupid; to pretend not to know; to stare blankly
- water snake
- to freeze to death; to die off in winter
- lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom); fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
- unlined garment
- verbal sparring; duel of words
- large domain; extensive region
- to stand on ceremony; punctilious
- to have secret ties with; to be in covert communication with (the enemy etc); to engage in an illicit sexual relationship; adultery
- iron mask (as defensive armor); fig. upright and selfless person
- to consider; to ponder
- ancestor; forefather; sb's late father
- to blurt sth out; to open one's mouth without thinking
- loyal and righteous; fealty; loyalty
- to forgive easily; to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it)
- to act arbitrarily; to make decisions without consulting others
- in a moment of desperation
- to raise (animals)
- to have become common practice (idiom); to become a general trend
- to associate with; to keep company with
- rigorous schemes and deep foresight (idiom); astute and circumspect
- son-in-law; husband
- the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)