to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
commander; commanding officer; CO
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
decapitated head of an enemy
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
topic of discussion; agenda
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
somebody (important); person of importance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
(ribbon of) an official seal
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
left-hand radical of a character
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person