reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
emphasizes direct object of action
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
shouting in a thunderous voice; blustering out
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
to pitch forward; to fall forward
turban shell (any mollusc of the family Turbinidae, esp. the horned turban, Turbo cornutus)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to have no chance (of succeeding)
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess