to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
leaving everything to someone else
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
you (plural); all of you; you all
older brother and younger sister
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
reform; reformation; reorganization
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
accession to the throne; enthronement
generation; lifetime; age
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
right of succession; right to the throne
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
first-rate; finest quality; the best
at first; in the beginning; originally
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)