role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
close quarters combat; CQC
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to ask a question; to ask questions
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
very likely; very probable
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
eternal; unlimited; endless
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
in one's hands; in one's control
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
head of the student council; president of the student council
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
battle of wits; contest of wits