to take (be in) charge of
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
land near a castle; castle town
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
overhasty; rash; premature
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
government; administration
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
suggestion; hint; implication
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
wintertime; winter season
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
fine performance; tour de force
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)