directions; instructions; orders; command
low-ranking prison guard; hell's tormenting devils
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
court council; privy council
long (time that has passed); old (story)
exactly as stated; verbatim
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
contradiction; inconsistency
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
by myself; in person; by oneself
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
entreaty; appeal; petition
common people; ordinary people; masses
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary