violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
authority; power; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to gain a bad reputation; to fall into ill repute
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
planning; project; plan; design
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
for the first time in one's life
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
reading too much into (what ... says)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
village headman; village mayor
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
ratio; proportion; percentage
minute adjustment; fine tuning
every person; each one; everybody
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support