hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
adherent; devotee; believer
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
to apologize; to apologise
to shout (in anger); to yell
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to get strong; to gain strength
reigning; controlling; dictating
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
intelligence; intellect; brains
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off