place; room; margin; scope
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
annexation; merger; swallowing up
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
without thinking of the consequences
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
transactions; dealings; business
namely; that is (to say); in other words
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
nothing but; none other than