to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to cry against; to denounce publicly
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
personal grudge; personal enmity
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to send a message; to write to
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
bed and food; eating and sleeping
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning