authority; power; function
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
growth (to maturity); being brought up; growing up; raising
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
member; regular member; active member
healthy; sound; wholesome
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
pair; two kinds; two ways
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)