game held with the Emperor in attendance
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to ask; to enquire; to query
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
chicken skin (e.g. in cooking); bird skins
to pluck; to pick; to tear
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to tear off; to strip; to rob
trackless; reckless; dissipated
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be hesitant; to feel timid
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
by myself; in person; by oneself
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly