to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
research organization; investigative body
pair; the two; both persons; both things
government service; the bureaucracy
High Court of Justice (UK); Parlement (France, during the ancien régime)
tradition; legend; folklore
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
dealing with; coping with
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
odds and ends; all; every
to cross the line; to go too far
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
influence; clout; leverage
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
intention; idea; inclination; wish
(social) position; status
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to be too numerous; to be too much