to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
whole nation; whole land; whole country
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
on and after; from ... onward; since
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
founder of a religious sect
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to harm; to cause harm to
(not) even once; (not) ever
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to repeat; to do over again
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway