sitting down; sitting up; sit!
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
power balance; balance of power
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
death and injury; being killed or injured
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
bygones; the past; past event
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
influence; clout; leverage
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to turn against; to become an enemy
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
spider's thread; spider silk
while; during; performed in this condition
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts