long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
than; from; out of; except; but; more
traditional; conventional
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
meaning; connotation; denotation
system; institution; organization; organisation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
ruler; monarch; sovereign
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
right of succession; right to the throne
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
blood vessel; blood relationship
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
too much; excessively; too
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
time; hour; period; class
determination; resolution
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking