(political) power; authority; influence
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
proposal; motion; recommendation
good (place to leave off); convenient
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
sincere; earnest; serious
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
the way back; the way home; return trip
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
support; backing; patronage
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to prevent; to take precautions
according to plan; as planned; on target
to laugh away; to laugh off
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
yearbook; almanac; annual
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
interruption; suspension; break
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to fill a hole with earth
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
interruption; interference; butting in