to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
after making the rounds; after having passed through many hands; after going through many places; eventually
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
never mind!; don't worry about it
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
every place; various places
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
devotion; attachment; infatuation
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink up; to drain (cup)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
founder; originator; pioneer
hasty; impatient; restless; rash