ruler's orders; master's orders
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
unconditional command; must-obey order
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
reason for being; raison d'être
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to say no more; to sink into silence
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to indicate; to show; to point to
nod; inclination of the head
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
in one's own way or style
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
appearance; air; condition; state; form
chair; stool; post; office; position
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
place; room; margin; scope
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
unprecedented; never seen before
conquistador; conquistadores
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly