goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
rule; reign; government; governing
to become empty; to be emptied
family; members of a family
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
interval; break; pause; spare moment
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to follow; to conform; to apply to
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
dominion; territory; possession
important post; important office; key position
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided