hegemony; leadership; initiative
cannot be helped; unavoidable
putting into operation; invocation
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
chance; opportunity; occasion
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
victim; injured party; sufferer
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
personal; individual; private
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to be appointed to a rank
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)