to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
in respect of; in regard to; as for
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
all present; all concerned; all of us
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
one's native country; land of one's birth
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
(political) administration; political power
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
royalists; royalist faction
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
inside; interior; inner part
to need; to demand; to take; to require
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts