armed might; military power; the sword; force
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
headquarters; head office; main office
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
power balance; balance of power
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
episode; anecdote; vignette
casualties; injuries and deaths
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
bygones; the past; past event
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
influence; clout; leverage
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to turn against; to become an enemy
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
spider's thread; spider silk
while; during; performed in this condition