gentle; mild; meek; tender
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
baton (of command); order; command; direction
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
spread; span; expanse; extent
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
regret; repentance; remorse
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
consideration; taking into account
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
scanning electron microscope; SEM
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)