selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
scandal; deplorable event
rising; ascending; climbing
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
guard; sentinel; garrison
clergyman; churchman; clergy
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
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
since when; from when; how long
arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
hairlines (on an engraving)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
established fact; fait accompli
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to state; to express; to mention
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to look down on; to make light of
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
foundation stone; cornerstone
to be excited; to be elated
number of times; frequency; count
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
all around; as far as the eye can see
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly