feudal lords; barons; princes
power; authority; influence
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
administration of justice; judicature
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
level; standard; water level
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
comprehension; understanding
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
way; course; the only way
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
thorough; exhaustive; complete
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; with a pop (e.g. a cork being pulled out); with a plop; (fall) straight
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience