failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
great war; great battle; world war
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
king; monarch; ruler; champion
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
troubles both at home and abroad
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
servile smile; sycophantic smile; servile laugh; sycophantic laugh
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
participation; joining; entry
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
attendee; participant; person present
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
attendance; presence; appearance
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to employ; to hire; to engage
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
outside the country; abroad