form of government; system of government; polity
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
sovereign; ruler; head of state
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
living by oneself; living alone
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
prickling; stinging; tingling
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
natural calamity; disaster
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
full dress; formal dress; uniform
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
to scatter away; to vanish
to get along well with; to make a go of it
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to make merry; to be festive
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary