yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(the) haves; those who have
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to complete decisively; to do to completion
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
detached; aloof; indifferent
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
tide; current; tendency; trend
riskiness; (level of) danger
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
true character; real nature
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
being too late; losing one's final chance
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
all eyes; public attention
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze