to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
heir; inheritor; successor
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
revival; restoration; resuscitation
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
with a clink (click, clack)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
reason; cause; history; origin
people close to the head man
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to explain adequately; to be accountable
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
of course; certainly; naturally
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
many; numerous; various; large number of
guess; speculation; supposition
to defend oneself; to protect oneself