change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
certain; definite; clear; credible
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
influence; clout; leverage
like this; this sort; this way
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
raid; RAID; redundant array of independent disks
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
again and again; repeatedly
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
mixture; impurity; adulteration
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to carry out one's mission
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows