to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
birth; creation; formation
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
future; possible; potential; prospective
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
adoration; admiration; devotion
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
probability; likelihood; chances
metallic sound; metallic clank
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort