commander; general; leader
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
inside one's heart; in one's mind
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
exclusive; attached to; specialist
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
absence; disregard; indifference
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
interior; inside; internal
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to put to trial; to argue in court
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for