group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
sympathy; compassion; pity
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
common people; ordinary people; masses
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
small; fine; detailed; stingy
spy; secret agent; spying
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
devoted; self-sacrificing
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
bathing; going in the bath
yearned for; longed for; missed