usurpation; taking back; dispossession
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
highly unpredictable; touch and go
to backfire; to have a harmful result
inspection; examination; survey
on the occasion of; at the time of
future; possible; potential; prospective
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
in the course of one's duties
about when; about what time; how soon
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
exclusive; attached to; specialist
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
succeeding; following; trailing; next
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
rule; reign; peaceful times
behind; in the rear; in back
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing