to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wash away; to rinse off
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
servant; manservant; menial
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
just because; even if; even though
blunder; slip; error; error
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
all present; all concerned; all of us