head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
charm; incantation; spell; curse
social; societal; societary
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
successive generations; successive emperors
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
honour; honor; glory; privilege
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
comfort; consolation; diversion
optimism; taking an optimistic view
being already (well) aware
encouragement; urging; spurring on
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
pessimism; disappointment
to fight against; to oppose; to face
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
high laced shoes or boots
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
active people; doers; people who get things done
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again