chief vassal; senior statesman
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
consideration; taking into account
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
commencing with; including
special; particular; peculiar; unique
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
creepers; trailing plants
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to burrow through; to dig through
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be sacked; to be dismissed
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say