serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
one's house; one's home; one's family
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
stature; height; size; physique
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
long ago; already; a long time ago
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
world; society; people; the public
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
by myself; in person; by oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one