to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to begin; to set about; to start
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
government official; clerk
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
goodness; excellence; virtue
to govern; to manage; to subdue
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to manage a state; to govern a country
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
our country; our land; one's own country
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
manipulation of information; spin
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to spread rumors; to spread rumours