authority; power; influence
colonization; colonisation
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
royal castle; imperial castle
letter; missive; note; mail
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
sender; consignor; remitter
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to make merry; to be festive
worst; worst-case (scenario)
infancy; childhood; tender age
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
treating someone like a child
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
hairline; borders of the hair
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
riskiness; (level of) danger