to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
several hundred; hundreds (of)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to increase; to add to; to augment
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
delivery; transfer; hand-over
maid; helper; help; assistance
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
(political) power; authority; influence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
second marriage; remarriage
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to accuse someone; to charge someone
classification; categorization; sorting
number; number plate; license plate
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to press a question; to cross-examine
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
very likely; very probable
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that