world; society; people; the public
throne; first place; top spot; championship
biological younger brother
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to take (be in) charge of
support; backing; aid; assistance
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
serious wound; serious injury
murder; killing; murderer
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
personality; character; individuality; personhood
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
soldier; combatant; warrior
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely