to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to tear off; to strip; to rob
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
wearing one's hair in braids
to move forward; to move on
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
crown; diadem; bottle cap
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
prime minister; premier; chancellor
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
medal of honour; medal of merit
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
conferring of decorations
to be silent; to say nothing
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate