to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
prime minister; premier; chancellor
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
done; just done; just finished
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
real intention; true motive; true meaning
marriage proposal; marriage talks
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
death from disease; death from illness
to be found; to be discovered
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
discovery; detection; finding
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to spread; to be propagated
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration