full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to grant someone's request
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
knowing; (an) acquaintance
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
is something that; is that which
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
one lump; one body; one group
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like