lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
supreme leader; ultimate leader
change of government; regime change
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
environment; surroundings; circumstances
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
custody; detention; confinement
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
maid; helper; help; assistance
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to make an appeal; to urge
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
defense; defence; protection
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of