den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
journey; route of a journey
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
succession struggle; succession race
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
absence; disregard; indifference
to make a mistake; to blunder
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
successfully; with success
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
tacit; unspoken; implicit
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree