to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
madness; craziness; insanity
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to jar; to creak; to grate
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
polish (jewels); cultivation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to understand from experience
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
too (much); overly; excessively
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
agent; agent; secret agent; spy
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
head of the student council; president of the student council
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
bright person; talented student; prodigy
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
on and after; from ... onward; since
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction