shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
(exercising) the right to command
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
one's real father; natural father; biological father
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
marriage proposal; courtship
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to accept; to receive; to agree
one's house; one's home; one's family
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
allegiance; obedience; submission
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to overflow from something full
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-