sovereign; ruler; head of state
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
imagination; supposition; guess
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
control; management (e.g. of a business)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
supreme ruler; generalissimo; president (of Taiwan); führer; fuehrer
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
government service; official position; civil service
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
influence; clout; leverage
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
serious look (on one's face); straight face
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
place of residence; dwelling place
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
on the occasion of; at the time of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing