fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
military review; troop review; (military) parade
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
in proportion to; just as much as
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
it's not like; it isn't as if
backflip; backward somersault
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
femoral region; thigh area
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving