bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
resignation (from a position)
prime minister's official residence
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
offensive (movement); aggression
to stick it out (until the end)
being under military occupation
Invasion of Normandy (June-July 1944); Normandy Invasion
condition; situation; prospects
great war; great battle; world war
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
Labour Party; Labor Party; worker's party
literary history; history of literature
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
major subject; special study
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to solicit; to demand; to extort
high (government) official
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
tingling; stinging; pungently