troubled times; turbulent times
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
descendant; posterity; offspring
to name; to call; to christen; to term
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
adoration; admiration; devotion
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
(social) position; status
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person