den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
imperial order; imperial will
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
infancy; childhood; tender age
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
privy seal; imperial seal
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
national crisis; national disaster