to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to leave as is; to ignore
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
a rival horse or candidate
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
as soon as possible; ASAP
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
in person; personally; directly
subversion (of the state)
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to polish up; to shine up
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to