to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
temporary suspension (of business); brief shutdown
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
attractive face and figure
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
attenuation; damping; decay
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
laminating; lamination layer
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
complication; confusion; disorder
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of