close; intimate; on good terms
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
the same generation; coeval
(political) power; authority; influence
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what someone wants
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up