cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
as you see; as you can see
teacher; previous ruler; previous lord; lord of the previous generation
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
telecommunications; correspondence
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
power balance; balance of power
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
power map; power structure; power relationships
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
complete victory; total victory
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
to face on; to look out on to
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude