clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
connection; link; relationship
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
clothes; clothing; garments
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
that's a different matter; that's a different story
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
rule; reign; government; governing
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
nationalism; extreme patriotism
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraconservative
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful