securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
settlement; solution; resolution
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)
agenda; calendar of proceedings; order of the day
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
topic of discussion; agenda
to intend; to be sure that
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
prosecutor's closing argument
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
professional female mourner; keener
long talk; long-winded speech
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
one large ...; a great ...
seniority; precedence; upper seat
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
low tone; bass; low voice
most of all; extremely; supremely