rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
administration; government; administrator; governor
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
executive power; authority
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
in name only; titular; nominal
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
more than ... years; -odd years
otherwise; or else; if not