mystery; mysteriousness; secret
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
one's assessment of the situation
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
affidavit; deposition; testimony
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
looking on from afar; being a spectator
contest of strength; trial of strength
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
postwar period; period after Second World War
to repeat; to be frequent
this occasion; at this time; now
one by one; in detail; minutely
climax; peak; zenith; apex
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
interference; obstruction; sabotage
shading; shielding from light
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
measurement error; calculation error
omniscient point of view (in narration)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
older brother; elder brother