king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
that; the matter in question
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
just because; even if; even though
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited