to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to face on; to look out on to
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
partly open; in half bloom
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
many; numerous; various; large number of
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
major incident; major happening; big scandal
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
influence; clout; leverage
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself