overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
nod; inclination of the head
contemplation; meditation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
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head; lead; vanguard; first
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
every person; each one; everybody
one thin flat object; one sheet
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
write jointly; collection of autographs
one's own handwriting; autograph
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
joint seal; joint signatures
peasant uprising (Edo period); peasants' revolt
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
all companies; each company
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
wholesale arrest; round-up
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)