pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
personage; person (deserving of respect)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
rule; government; administration
to squeeze out; to wring out
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
French Revolution (1789-1799)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
use; utilization; utilisation; application
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
that day; the very same day
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal