opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be silent; to say nothing
this occasion; at this time; now
validity; verification; propriety
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
imperial court; royal court
that kind; competition; match
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
together; at the same time; same; identical
how; in what way; by what means
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
monolith; large slab of rock
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
to make an appeal; to urge
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to increase; to add to; to augment
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon