short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
family; relatives; dependents; household
eagle (Accipitridae family)
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to not believe one's ears
due form; official; formality
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
negotiations; discussions; connection
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
grasp; catch; understanding
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...