important person; strategic person; key figure
chief; main; principal; important
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
sovereign; ruler; head of state
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
hostility; antagonism; opposition
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
single word; a few words; brief comment
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
inscrutable; incomprehensible
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
the last moment; the very end
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)