plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
participation; joining; entry; adherence
registration; accession; register; entry; record
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
in person; personally; directly
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to win and advance to the next round
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to talk; to chat; to chatter
thought; consideration; thinking
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion