reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
early on; earlier on; from early
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
headache inducing; vexing
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
admiration; being impressed (by)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
very young; little; childish; immature
study; pursuit of knowledge
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
reform; reformation; reorganization
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
right of succession; right to the throne
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...