essence; kernel; spirit; pith
possession; occupation; occupancy
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
the same rank; equality; apposition
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
short pause; short interval
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
prudence; discretion; thought
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to raise one's voice; to shout
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
unable to escape criticism; worthy of censure
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)