ability; capability; skill
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
cute; adorable; charming; lovely; pretty
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
so; therefore; and; (and) then
how much; how many; to what extent
to collect; to assemble; to gather
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
dwelling; house; residence; address
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to pack; to box; to package
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to blaze; to burn brightly
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
simple and clear; plain and simple
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
motive power; driving force
peril; danger; hazard; distress
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
yourself; himself; herself