the height of folly; sheer stupidity
to have a rumor circulating
that is to say; so that means
distrust; unjust suspicion
main cause; primary factor
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
head; brains; intellect; understanding
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
literally; to the letter; literal
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
form; shape; figure; visage
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
power; authority; jurisdiction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
reason; cause; circumstances
person concerned; interested party; related party
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort