confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
periodic; regular; routine
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
dozens; scores of; decades
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
Dragon King; promoted rook
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
motive power; driving force
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to maintain; to continue to have
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
personality; character; individuality; personhood
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
family structure; family composition; family makeup
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to have a talk; to tell a story
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit