to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
within; inside of; less than
18th day of the month; 18 days
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to take revenge on
Iron Chancellor (epithet for Otto von Bismarck)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
Bismarck; Otto; Eduard; Leopold; von
Frederick William, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
realpolitik; pragmatic politics
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate