smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
if it is the case that; if
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
if we put this another way; in other words; put differently
returning victorious army
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
to violate the border; to invade the frontier district
family association; association of families
humble; modest; unassuming
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
to brighten; to grow light