influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
small number; few; minority
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
environment; circumstance
several years; a few years