one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
to make an appearance; to show up
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
young person; youth; young
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
attendance; presence; appearance
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
three-cornered conversation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
true character; real nature
one end; an end; part; fragment
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
head of the student council; president of the student council
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification