humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
prime minister; premier; chancellor
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
(political) power; authority; influence
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
death (of an emperor); demise
dismissal (from a position); discharge
poor piece of writing; my poor writing
to degenerate; to lapse into
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
long-established; old-established; traditional
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
power; authority; jurisdiction
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
imperial throne; the Crown
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
of course; certainly; naturally
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent