order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
proposal; proposition; suggestion
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
management; administration; operation
prime minister; premier; chancellor
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up someone (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
abuse; misuse; perversion
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
to leave the government service
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
senility; dotage; decrepitude
desperation; despair; self-abandonment