war situation; progress of a battle
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
human rights; civil liberties
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
supervised; under surveillance
to be horrified; to be filled with trepidation
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
business; work; operations; service; duties
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting