being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
fortress; stronghold; citadel
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
attractive middle-aged man
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
welcome!; nice to see you!
every place; various places
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
circular; circulating letter
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
blood vessel; blood relationship
chance (of success); odds
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to attack; to assault; to assail
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
catapult; ballista; mangonel; onager; trebuchet
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal