retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
good humour (humor); good mood
that; the matter in question
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
military conflict; armed conflict
allegiance; obedience; submission
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
besides; in addition; also; moreover
battlefield; battleground