to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
(not) even once; (not) ever
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to make an appearance; to show up
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
commandant; commanding officer; general
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now; the present time; just now; another; more
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
royal castle; imperial castle
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
matter of time; question of time
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
interior; inside; internal
to talk; to chat; to chatter
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
reason; cause; circumstances
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time