I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
like this; this sort; this way
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to lean against; to set against
around the clock; day and night
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
everybody; every last one of them; all
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
condition; figure; appearance; voice
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to kill; to beat to death
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
(in) the air; midair; sky
interruption; suspension; break
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)