the matter you have been talking about
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
a long time ago; in those days
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
complicated and mysterious
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
performance of one's official duties
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
entrance; admission; entering
disorder; chaos; confusion
strict order; peremptory command
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
summarization; summarisation; epitome
long ago; a long time ago; already
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
precarious situation; precarious state
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to sink (into); to get depressed