power; authority; jurisdiction
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
impossible; unlikely; improbable
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
interference; meddling; butting in
hostility; antagonism; opposition
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
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)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
follower; attendant; valet; servant
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
wounded person; injured person
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to summon courage; to be brave
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
banquet or reception hall
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)