constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
strategy meeting; council of war
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
to knock down; to knock off
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to conspire (with); to prearrange
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
separate; respective; different
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
curious; strange; unusual
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to brave a danger; to take a risk
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)