worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
right (to do something); authority; power
important person; strategic person; key figure
right of succession; right to the throne
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
hostile relations; hostile relationship
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
furnishings; implements; equipment
high-quality goods; luxury item
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
memory; sense; experience
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point