to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
position; location; base; point; site
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
open; public; official; overt
to apply pressure to; to press
100,000; hundred thousand
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
four (long cylindrical things)
firm; strong; solid; stable
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
contrary to one's expectations
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
good humour (humor); good mood
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
guardian; mentor; protector
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress