social; societal; societary
legendary; folkloric; traditional
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
while; during; performed in this condition
great person; eminent figure
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
decoration; ornament; trimmings
if you have a mind to do something, you can do it
(brute) force; using all one's might
to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
to manage a state; to govern a country
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
private person; individual
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
field; plain; prairie; moor
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
to come face to face (with)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)