to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to be forward; to be impertinent
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
order; command; directions; instructions
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
talking while standing; standing around talking
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
finely chiseled (features)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
the present regime; the existing regime
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic