shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
rule; reign; government; governing
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to be able to manage somehow or other
in that way; like that; that way
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
serious look (on one's face); straight face
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
being startled; getting a shock
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
wages; pay; rental payment
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
severe; strict; tough; hard
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be profitable; to yield a profit
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to