other than; excluding; without
sorting of documents; filing documents
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
historical play; period drama
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
aristocracy system; aristocracy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
system; institution; organization; organisation
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
to manage a state; to govern a country
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial