stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
chief; main; principal; major
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
anxiety (about the future)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
adds force or indicates command
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
investiture of the Crown Prince
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
for the first time in one's life
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner