to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to rise; to erect; to get up
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to name; to call; to christen; to term
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning
large-scale operation; large-scale campaign; major mission
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly