emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
fair and square; open and aboveboard
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
(turned out) all right in the end
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to mark the end; to spell the end
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
past (exam) question collection
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
as usual; as is one's habit
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
(one acting as a) foster parent
interference; meddling; butting in
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to begin to walk; to set out
when you get to the destination
obedience; submission; resignation
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power