to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
servant; manservant; menial
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
attendee; persons present
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
celebratory banquet; feast
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
solid; substantial; substantive; fruitful; meaningful; beneficial
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to smirk; to grin broadly
celebration; auspicious occasion
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
posterity; future generations; future life
very loud volume; megavolume
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
older half-brother (by a different mother)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to let one's hair hang down
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while