king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
moving tale; impressive tale
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
looking upon (someone) as an enemy; regarding as an enemy; being hostile toward
unwanted child; shunned child
racial discrimination; racism
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
adherent; devotee; believer
questioner; interrogator; interpellator
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
irony of fate; twist of fate
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
contact; touch; contact lens
circulation; dissemination
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
situation; developments; outcome
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to leave this world; to die
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention