firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
reception room; parlor; parlour
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
complete stranger; total stranger
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
treatment (of a person); dealing with