by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
outward appearance; looks
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to increase; to add to; to augment
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
hostility; antagonism; opposition
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in succession; one by one
to join forces; to cooperate
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding