to finish reading; to read through
impossible; unlikely; improbable
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
distant look; faraway look
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
possible; likely; probable
while; during (the time when)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
marking; grading; scoring
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
for today; for the time being
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
ingredient; component; composition
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
unveiling; debut; introduction
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
outward appearance; apparent
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be consistent; to be coherent
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth