as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to bring back; to restore
scale; scope; plan; structure
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
management; administration; operation
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
interested parties; persons concerned; stakeholder
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
person of doubtful origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to yell; to rant; to rave
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to come to an end; to close the curtain
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
many; much; plenty; hardly