to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
basis; foundation; grounds; authority