camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
topic of discussion; agenda
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
distilled liquor; spirits
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to discuss; to talk together
powerful person; influential person
to be smeared; to be covered
drama; play; powerful drug
to unfold; to unroll; to open
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
political measures; policy
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife