appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to be appointed to a rank
succession to the peerage
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
one large ...; a great ...
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
leader; central personage
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
repaying a kindness; gratitude
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled