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grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

1

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power

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reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes

4

by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

4

standing up

1

respect; honour; honor

6

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)

1

prediction; estimation

11

imperial court; royal court

2

topic of discussion; agenda

2

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

5

to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)

2

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

2

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

2

tension; strain

1

worry; fear; anxiety; concern

2

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

2

to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself

1

disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

1

revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

2

to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious

1

since; henceforth; ever since

2

to age; to become old

1

life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation

1

skin and bones

1

shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

6

mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis

1

few days

7

to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear

2

great seal; seal of state

9

armed might; military power; the sword; force

4

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

1

hostile act

1

willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing

1

reply (to a letter); response; answer

1

two weeks; fortnight

3

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

3

reply; answer

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

2

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

2

impression of a seal

3

investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

3

slow; late; too late

14

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

2

financial affairs

4

design; idea; conception; plan

1

to guess; to estimate

1

revision

1

(arch.) to carve; (arch.) to engrave; to publish; to author

1