pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to speak ill of; to disparage
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
conscientious; scrupulous
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
port city; harbour city; harbor city
national border; provincial border
being dotted with; being scattered
free city (of Germany); commune (of medieval Europe)
management; administration; operation
major dealer; wealthy merchant
consists of; comprises; is made up of
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
national defence; national defense
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence