like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
power map; power structure; power relationships
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to mark the end; to spell the end
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to toady; to be obsequious
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
parliamentarian; member of a congress
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
performance of one's official duties
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify