ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to incur someone's enmity
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
belief; faith; conviction
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
but; however; provided that
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in