so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to say; to be called; to do
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be helpful; to be useful
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
thereupon; shortly thereafter
long time; long interval; for quite some time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
royalty and titled nobility
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
smallish; on the small side
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble