to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
senior; veteran; old-timer
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
how many years; how long; what year
military campaign; battle; war
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
Haltman; Hartman; Hartmann
at the present time; as of now; at this time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
other side; opposite side; other party
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to open (one's eyes) wide
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of