great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
at that time; in those days
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
deportation; expulsion from the country
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
system; institution; organization; organisation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum