subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to play dumb; to feign innocence
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
in the end; on top of that
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
I see; that's right; indeed
nervousness; oversensitivity
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to stiffen; to become stiff
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
whispering into a person's ear
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)