What is "the most powerful members of a society"?

What is "express criticism towards"?

What does "in a willing manner" mean?

What does "tear down so as to make flat with the ground" mean?

What is "a purging medicine"?

What is "something causing misery or death"?

What does "strike with an axe; cut down, strike" mean?

What are "archaic terms for army"?

What does "make a mistake" mean?

What is "act between parties with a view to reconciling differences"?

What is "a fit of shivering or shaking"?

What does "small and of little importance" mean?

What does "stay longer than you should" mean?

What does "exhibit aggressively" mean?

What is "subdue or overcome by affecting with fear or awe"?

What does "be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead" mean?

What is "a superior skill learned by study and practice"?

What is "one who wrongfully seizes and holds the place of another"?

What does "take account of" mean?