subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
whole nation; whole land; whole country
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
the scruff or nape of the neck
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
in the end; at the end of the day
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
promising without due consideration
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
how long; how much; to what extent
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
royal capital; imperial capital
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)