to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to take over; to hand over
family; relatives; dependents; household
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
being dotted with; being scattered
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
northern part; the north (of a region)
arrest; apprehension; capture
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
order of chivalry; chivalric order
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
recovery; rescue; recapture
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
to need; to demand; to take; to require
people; citizens; subjects; folk
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification