scandal; impropriety; misconduct
to distract one's attention
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
father of one's country; father of the nation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
arbitrariness; self-will; whim
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure); feelings
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
prejudice; bias; distorted view
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
self-praise; praising oneself
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
ambitious plan (enterprise); grand project
strategic; strategically; from a strategic point of view
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
fortifying; fortification
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to make a person's blood run cold
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned