pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
under repair; out of service
main question; real issue at hand
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
(one's) military service record
to be flexible; to be accommodating
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
you; (arch.) your residence
countenance; features; looks
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
chief vassal; senior statesman
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
messenger; envoy; emissary
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript