just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
another; different; something else
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to attempt; to test; to try out
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
distant look; faraway look
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)